Word: breakthroughs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...North Vietnamese batted the ball right back to the U.S. Said Hanoi's Nhan Dan: "The U.S. propaganda campaign about a so-called breakthrough in Paris will end in a flop." In Paris, Colonel Lau complained: "The Americans' formulas change, give the appearance of being more supple. But in reality, they all boil down to the same thing-reciprocity. And we can't accept this...
...unmistakable sense of movement was in the air. Saigon hummed with nervous anticipation, Washington with barely concealed jubilation, Paris with electric excitement. For the first time since the Viet Nam peace talks began 51 months ago, there seemed to be genuine evidence of a breakthrough toward peace. Rumors of the initiative roiled through capitals from Canberra to London. The word was that Lyndon Johnson, in the last three months of his presidency, was on the. verge of ordering a complete bombing halt over North Viet Nam. At week's end, Johnson had still made no overt move...
...papers as well as his students at Brandeis, Epstein discovered, and they did so faster. This is partly because the method places more emphasis on understanding the scientists' techniques than on reading comprehension. One girl even suggested an experimental technique similar to one that had led to a breakthrough in molecular genetics...
...Federal Aviation Administration air-traffic controllers, which has snarled airports in metropolitan New York and elsewhere with flight delays. Unhappy over a manpower shortage and congested skyways, the traffic controllers have been playing strictly by the rule book in clearing planes for take-offs and landings. They scored one breakthrough earlier this month when Congress empowered the FAA to hire an additional 2,439 air controllers. Last week they scored another when Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd warned that Washington would limit traffic at New York airports unless the aviation industry took steps to relieve the congestion...
...reason for the increase is a technical breakthrough. The introduction of smaller, more efficient compressors four years ago has led to a sharp drop in sales prices and to easier installation. Where it once took a crew of technicians to install an air conditioner, the average woman can now take one home and start it cooling in five minutes. Another reason for the rush, manufacturers say, is propaganda and pressure on parents from their children. Says William B. Clemmens, manager of General Electric's room-air-conditioner division: "Our children are raised in an air-conditioned culture. They attend...