Word: commandism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dangerous specific dependence is established. Premier Mendès-France has placed his political future at the mercy of the Communists, who can destroy him at any time by resuming hostilities in Indo-China. If he makes an effort to get EDC ratified, the Red high command can pull the rug out from under...
...things of nature-a fish in a clump of water weeds, a frog squatting in shadow. He draws clearly and delicately, in a style that seems more Chinese than European. His is not the sort of art to startle the world into acceptance, yet it may well grow to command great respect. He is only 37, and wholly dedicated...
...Force brass as "brass." Bidding started at 5? a lb., and suddenly began to rise. Word was circulating through the crowd: instead of being brass, the medals were silver. In a flash, bids rose to $1.90 a lb., later soared to $4.* Next day, the Air Materiel Command blushingly admitted an "administrative error," canceled the silver sales under a regulation prohibiting the Air Force from selling gold or silver as surplus property...
...civilians who leave one zone to live in the other "shall be permitted and helped to do so" by the authority in command. This guarantee should be effective for anti-Communist civilians in those parts of North Viet Nam still under French control: they can be evacuated with the troops. But there seems to be no foolproof provision for any anti-Communists in Viet Minh-held territory (in particular the thousands of Catholics abandoned in the delta...
...furniture; TV and Radio Luminaries Desi Arnaz, Edgar Bergen and Fibber McGee, who spend their spare time puttering around with shelves and kitchen cabinets; Movie and Recording Stars George Montgomery, Perry Como, Dan Duryea and Jane Russell, who do their own handiwork, build boats and furniture; the Strategic Air Command's General Curtis LeMay, who is currently helping fellow airmen rebuild a private airplane, and has set up do-it-yourself workshops at SAC bases for everyone from airmen to SAC's vice-commander, Major General Francis H. Griswold, who is reconditioning a sports car. Recently, the hobbyists...