Word: commit
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...perhaps due to Chinese design. As well as anyone in the West, Peking knows the value of psychological warfare. But the Chinese would be foolish to commit themselves to a major ground war against the U.S. at this time. Said one Asia expert: "The benefits to China would be nil; they are now getting all of the advantages [from Viet Nam] with no real risks." And, since it will be at least five years before even the primitive 20-kiloton package exploded at Lop Nor can be delivered onto global targets, it seemed likely that the current Chinese thunder...
...have a bit of a decision to make," begins Quentin, to an unnamed listener--perhaps society, perhaps his conscience--whether or not to commit himself again, to a woman. "But look at my life. A life, after all, is evidence, and I have two divorces in my safe-deposit box." However, he admits, "With all this darkness, the truth is that every morning when I awake, I'm full of hope!" For what, then, is he searching...
Into Politics. White neighbors complain that the "nig-nogs, wogs, wallah-wallahs and coolies" use their milk bottles for chamberpots (and then return the empties), spit in the streets, and boost the crime rate. Many local police disagree. In Manchester, says Deputy Chief Constable William J. Richards, coloreds actually commit fewer offenses in proportion to their numbers than whites, though they are more often related to dope and prostitution, and thus more likely to hit headlines. "As a police problem," says Richards, "they are no more noticeable than the Irish were 25 years...
...paper's switchboard with threats to smash sento windows and protests that "They are infringing on basic human rights!" Cried Mrs. Eiko Takada, 24, mother of three: "How can we keep our babies living without bathing them at least once a day? Is the sento association trying to commit wholesale murder of babies?" Declared Mrs. Mumeo Oku, the vocal chairwoman of the Tokyo Housewives Association: "These men must be out of their minds. How could they think of turning us women, who are their best clients, into their bitterest enemies...
...entire customs value plus taxes. Hugging the right lane on German autobahns is a matter not only of law but survival. Passing cars often hit 100 m.p.h. Though Germans are quick to turn tourists in for traffic violations, the country is tolerant of Americans who commit "secondary" crimes, such as camping at unofficial sites. Germany is festooned with verboten signs, but the courts smilingly accept ignorance as an excuse-at least for Americans...