Word: boosterism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...announcement caused little surprise in the West. U.S. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told Congress in February that the Chinese would "attempt to test-launch their first ICBM or space booster in the near future." The Pentagon added last week that the launching "obviously reflects the significant technological progress which is being made in that country." More precisely, it appeared to demonstrate that the Chinese were advancing toward an important goal: the building of missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads to U.S. and European targets as early as 1973. The news might well affect U.S. Congressional action on a proposed expansion...
...erode the sisters' present sense of solidarity. Anita, though, is confident. "Now I am convinced that if tomorrow permission came to do everything we're doing, I would not want to go back. The old structure simply is not geared to the 20th century woman." One sideline booster is her 84-year-old mother. After watching Anita explain the order's new directions on television last week, Mrs. Marie Caspary -with just a touch of quiet pride -spoke her judgment: "You've come a long way, Baby...
Kahn told me, "My generation is getting more radicalized in its attitude towards the Army. I was a great Army booster and friendly to the Army for years, but I don't have the same confidence for the military that I used to have. This comes largely as a result of the Vietnam War and Korean War," ROTC, Kahn said, makes for "more heterogeneous Army officers" but he has mixed feelings on whether it should stay at Harvard. He suggested a central non-campus place where students from Boston area colleges could fulfill ROTC requirements. "If you're going...