Word: conduction
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...third lecture, Acheson set down three rules on which to base our conduct towards our allies. Unifying loyalty and candid discussion as a precedent to common action, he said, are two essentials of a strong coalition. The third rule, he concluded, is never to join forces with the enemy of another ally. He charged that the Administration had broken all of these precepts in its conduct of the Suez crisis...
...that most of the Coop's members were definitely interested in purchasing this type of merchandise, and that since the Coop existed for the benefit of its members, it ought to begin to sell such articles. The members present passed a motion that the directors of the Coop conduct an investigation into the feasibility of carrying the commodities...
...correct, as to dates, etc., though perhaps a bit indulgent in its judgment of personalities. I write this, however, to lament that Mr. Levy appears not to know the name of W. Ellery Sedgwick, who in the late 1930's was associated with Professor Matthiessen and me in the conduct of English 33. Both Matty and I learned as much from him as we did from any formal instrcutor of our own, and as a personality exciting the interest of students in this area throughout these years, he was of immense effectiveness. For the sake of the record, as well...
...held by Victoria's subjects for most of his life, Albert himself was wisely self-effacing. "The position of Prince Consort requires that the husband should entirely sink his own individual existence in that of his wife," he wrote. But at a time when the Queen could still conduct diplomacy with other chiefs of state over the head of her government, he carried the key to Victoria's dispatch boxes, served as his wife's guide, mentor, confidant and private secretary, drafted her state orders and supervised all her affairs.. "He is King to all intents...
Checked Out. In Long Beach. Calif., after he was arrested for passing $625 worth of bum checks, Marine Sergeant Richard K. Battershell, 27, requested and was granted 90 days, instead of the customary 30, when he explained that "if I serve 90 days, I'll receive a bad-conduct discharge without a court-martial...