Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rally next night the man whose insistence on Poland's separate road to socialism forced Khrushchev one night in October 1956 to call off Soviet armed intervention in Warsaw, for the first time spoke the required, craven words in support of Russian repression in Budapest: "We regard as correct and necessary the decision taken by the Soviet Union to give help to the forces of socialism in your country at the time. It was an international obligation on the part of the U.S.S.R., in the interests of the Hungarian people, peace and all socialist states...
Since it is difficult to estimate accurately the rate of attrition, the Committee would prefer to have too few rather than too many acceptances. The new policy allows more leeway in getting the correct number in the Freshman class...
...celebrated visit to the University of San Marcos--"I want to emphasize it was not a personal affront to me. For example, one of the demonstrators spat in my face. He was spitting on the good name of Peru...." This interpretation is certainly noble and at least partially correct...
Alphand asserted that France is morally correct in refusing to grant Algeria its independence, since "we cannot be sure whether the Algerian citizens really desire independence." He continued, "We are ready to grant a cease-fire, hold a free election, and discuss with the elected representatives the future of Algeria...
...Central But. Government, said Nixon, should help "correct the evils of inflation, profitless prosperity and low productivity." Action already taken includes: 1) more extended unemployment compensation; 2) accelerated Government spending especially in hard-hit areas; 3) more credit. Government should promote a sense-making public-works program but should resist "massive spending-a spending binge now can only lead to a, hangover of debt and inflation later...