Word: congressed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...will adversely affect Communist morale. Ho was an impressive figure?the only truly national leader that Viet Nam has produced in modern times?and he will be missed.' In Hanoi, faces were somber and black bands of mourning appeared on thousands of sleeves. A crowd formed before Ba Dinh Congress Hall, where his body lies in state. The clandestine Viet Cong Radio, echoing Hanoi broadcasts, reported that the new wave of attacks in the South last week had been launched "to change sorrow into a revolutionary act after receiving the news of Chairman Ho's death...
Depite deep misgivings, Brazil's military regime was planning to restore a measure of civilian government this week. It would have been the first relaxation of the harsh measures imposed last December, when the constitution was scrapped, Congress closed and a sweeping purge launched against critics of the military. Last week, the prospect of even a limited return to civilian rule abruptly vanished. President Arthur da Costa e Silva, 66, suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak. Physicians said his prognosis was "fairly good," meaning that in time...
...prospects are that the triumvirate will quietly scrap Costa's plan for a revised constitution and a civilian Congress. For the present, Lyra Tavares can be expected to pursue Costa e Silva's role as a "moderator" in fending off the Young Turk officers who want the military to clamp an even firmer grip on the country. That is a task that may grow more difficult now that the original moderator has been muted...
...business. Yet, for the past half-year, the cinema-house owners have acted as if their major mission in life were to rescue TV-at least in its present form -from extinction. Moviegoers find SAVE FREE TV inscribed on marquees and are asked to sign petitions to Congress on behalf of the old archenemy. Between pictures, a message flashes onscreen warning about "the monster" out to "charge you for the very TV programs you now get free...
Nixon is expected to announce another troop withdrawal later this month. Though the White House bristles at any suggestion that the timing was more than coincidence, the Administration is obviously not sorry that it occurs when Congress convenes and the nation's colleges reopen. Nixon's main domestic pressure is to reduce the U.S. involvement in Viet Nam to a minimum. As last week's debate indicates, his freedom of action is somewhat circumscribed by the Communists, who have shown no willingness to accommodate him. If they continue to gun down his strategy of a phased, orderly...