Word: counteractions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mounting Mayhem. U.S. money alone cannot strengthen the Vietnamese will to fight-or counteract the rising, deliberate Red policy to break that will through terror. For almost a month, the rate of Viet Cong terrorist "incidents" has been up from an average 300 to 400 per week to 500 to 700, with a higher-than-usual percentage consisting of seemingly senseless mayhem. The Reds have mined and fired on peasant-loaded buses, ambushed three-wheeled Lambretta motor scooters, which are a favorite peasant means of conveyance, and unmercifully harassed junk families on canals and rivers. Last month the Reds burned...
Folding Tips. Like all delta-wing planes, the XB-70A tends to get nose-heavy at high speeds when the wing's center of lift shifts toward the stern. To counteract this tendency, two small wings called canards are set like large trim tabs, just aft of the cabin. But even the canards are not enough; as Mach 3 approaches, the tips of the delta wing will be folded downward. This will shift the center of lift forward and add directional stability. It also adds a hazardous complication to the plane's construction...
...foreign imports to the U.S. remained steady while U.S. exports rose, the U.S. piled up a trade surplus in the three months that ended in February at an annual rate of $7 billion. This lopsided situation is unlikely to last indefinitely. A rise in prices in the U.S. could counteract any advantage U.S. goods now have abroad, and continued American prosperity is certain to attract more imports. But the trade pattern of the early months of 1964 arouses hope that the U.S. is on the way to solving its balance-of-payments problem...
...romanticizing the life from the first, and it's necessary to counteract the impression immediately. If one word could characterize the vast majority of the hours, it would be boredom. In the Steward's Department, life is usually like that of any large hotel. Deck is more interesting, but you still sleep eleven hours a day, and would sleep more if you could. I've never met an officer who felt he had chosen the right career; for the crew, it's just wage-slavery. Hours on end I've looked into the wake, occasionally thinking but mostly glad...
Mondlane is testifying before the United Nations hearings this week in an attempt to counteract Portugal's protestations of equality in her colonies. Portugal is "going to yell louder and louder as her frenzy of fear increases," he said...