Word: calme
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...university's best weapon against drug abuse, he said, is "the good judgment of 90 per cent of its students. We can help them by drying up the sources of supply and by providing an atmosphere of calm discussion...
...Alignments? Erhard accepted the decision with grim calm. Refusing to quit or call new national elections, he doubled up the assignments of some of his ministers to cover the vacated portfolios and vowed to carry on business as usual. His strongest support was West Germany's constitution, which states that a Chancellor can be removed from office only when a majority of the Bundestag can agree in advance on his successor...
...more significant would be the institution of a series of low-keyed discussions between the House staff--Masters, tutors, and House associates--and the students. Open dialogues such as these would preserve the calm, reasonable atmosphere the Deans and Masters deem necessary to achieve any changes in the present parietal system...
...Races." In September 1964, Fulro rebels captured five Special Forces camps in the highlands and along the Cambodian border, killed 50 Vietnamese troops, and seized the radio station at Ban Me Thuot-a highland town of 30,000 that serves as the Montagnard capital. Premier Nguyen Khanh tried to calm the Montagnards with enlightened promises of a bill of minority rights, but political instability in the capital made implementation of the new policy impossible. The Viet Cong also made a play for Fulro, but were as unsuccessful as Saigon in winning either the Montagnards' arms or their acquiescence...
...does man induce this incredible partnership? Affection is lost on these creatures; fear is unknown, punishment useless. Food is the only lure. A falconer first hoods his hawk to keep it calm; he then teases the hungry bird with bits of meat. The hawk may refuse until death or release. If the man wins the contest of wills, and the hawk learns to associate him with food, the bargain is struck and the rest is relatively simple -for a time. A falconer may hunt his hawk for several months, perhaps even six. But sooner or later, almost every hawk returns...