Word: british
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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P.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP (ABC, 10:30-11 p.m.). Last of golfs four major championships (others: the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open). Highlights of the first two rounds of play from the National Cash Register Country Club in Dayton. Coverage continues with the third round live Saturday from 5-6:30 p.m. and the final round Sunday from...
...successor to Charles de Gaulle has altered the grand designs of the Fifth Republic. In contrast to the general's no to British entry into the Common Market, Georges Pompidou seemed prepared to say yes under the right conditions. In place of De Gaulle's insistence on grandeur, Pompidou sought to give the impression that he was only an average Frenchman. The style at the Elysée reflected the change...
...economy. The effects will be felt beyond France's borders, however. When the international money markets reopen this week, there are bound to be repercussions. The U.S. dollar should feel no strain because it still ranks as one of the world's strongest currencies, but the convalescent British pound seems certain to come under renewed speculative attack. Although London affirmed its determination to maintain the price of sterling at its present $2.40 level, financiers are divided over whether Britain has the resources to make that decision stick. At the unlikely worst, a forced devaluation of sterling could start...
...comment by Robert Skidelsky, a research fellow of the British Academy, was typical of the feeling among the other members. "I didn't come primarily for the program. I was more interested in meeting what I thought would be people of eminence and talent from different countries, and in being exposed to American life," he said...
Pronounced a British psychiatrist: "I believe he was suffering from early schizophrenia and a manic state, presenting grandiose ideas...