Word: counteractivity
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...Indo-China, the French were still embroiled in a war (anything but cold) with the "independent" republic of Viet Nam, headed by brilliant, Moscow-trained Ho Chi Minh (he who enlightens). To counteract Ho, they unveiled a new Viet Namese regime of their own under General N'Guyen van Xuan (pronounced soon), which this month was ceremoniously recognized aboard a French cruiser while a band blared and planes roared overhead. Ho was unimpressed. Said he last week: "The only way to gain our freedom is to continue to fight...
...kind of peace that left a lot to do for men like Roy Farran. Last year he was sent to Palestine to organize a group of ex-Commandos to counteract Jewish terror. Farran disliked the soft attitude of Britain's Palestine police ("Mild reproofs and a lot of tearful kissing"). Disguised as Jews, Farran and his men patrolled Palestine, rounding up suspects. He liked his work. "It was," he said, "as though we had drunk deeply of some invigorating fire...
Established in 1939 as the Bureau of Supervisors to counteract the Square's commercial tutoring schools, and renamed last year, it is now the only regularly authorized source of aid to students experiencing study difficulty...
...former all-Americans and two of last year's Crimson stars weren't enough to counteract the varsity lacrosse team's well-coordinated attack, so the Boston Lacrosse Club took a 10-6 licking Saturday afternoon on a windswept Business School Field...
...Real Competitor. The people doing the most to counteract this particular Communist campaign are the Catholic