Word: clearers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...scene typified the nightmare that was South Viet Nam's capital last week. A year ago, its streets seethed with Buddhists crying persecution at the hands of Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem. Now it was clearer than ever that Diem's overthrow had by itself brought little tolerance to the country. In an agonizing week of near-anarchy, Buddhists, Catholics and students went on a rampage that resulted in 30 dead, hundreds injured. Saigon's fourth government in ten months collapsed. For the U.S., it was perhaps the most critical setback to date in the weary...
...fares that on New York to Miami flights alone spread out to hundreds of different price possibilities, including piston day coach, jet night coach (rear end), businessman's special and economy prop. Last week it became evident that the fare confusion would get cloudier before it gets clearer...
...Guthrie competes handsomely with the Olivier film, his leading actor does not. The pattern of George Grizzard's gifts and limitations comes clearer with each performance he gives. When there is a broad streak of nastiness in a character, Grizzard plays the role splendidly, but something sly, evasive and insecure in his countenance and bearing saps all conviction from his attempts to play parts like Hamlet and Henry V. His "Once more unto the breach, dear friends" and St. Crispin's Day ("we happy few") speeches are not plunges of passion but sputterings of saliva...
...measure passes, the Democrats get credit for it. If the measure fails, the Republicans get blamed because they have been part of the so-called "conservative coalition." In either case, the Republicans get a little bit angrier with each other, and the American public gets a little clearer image of the minority party as a negative force in our national life...
...Revolutionary Council, which supposedly governs the country. In Washington, Secretary McNamara repeated once again that the U.S. will not pull out of South Viet Nam and left open the possibility of direct action against North Viet Nam if it becomes necessary. Just what that action might be was no clearer than before. But it has been clear for a long time what would happen if South Viet Nam gave way to Communism: the reaction described by the famous "domino theory" would undoubtedly...