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...would rank "right up at the top" as an election issue, went on to declare that "the Great Society has become the High Society," with "high taxes, high prices, high spending, high deficits." It was an all-purpose statement-putting Johnson on the spot, whether he raises taxes to dampen inflation or risks higher prices by failing...
...effort--one is to achieve a better balance between destruction and construction in our own efforts in Vietnam, so that the non-Communist model of nation-building there can compete more effectively with the Chinese Communist model of nation-building. The other line of effort is to defuse or dampen Peking's militancy by getting China into greater contact with the outside world, more connected with the international scene and more interested in participating in it like other countries...
Erhard wanted assurance that De Gaulle, on his visit to Russia this spring, would not recognize East Germany or compromise the disputed Oder-Neisse border. Privately, De Gaulle was quite willing to offer such assurances. Not publicly, since that might dampen his Moscow welcome. The solution? A graceful (but fleeting) toast in champagne (Laurent Perrier '55) to "a united Germany...
...course. Besides, Brakeman Sergio Siorpaes had designed a faster, more maneuverable sled with motorcycle shock absorbers and a central pivot that permitted both sets of runners to bank independently on curves. "I have never felt more like racing," said Monti after testing the sled. Even a crash failed to dampen his enthusiasm: during practice last month, he was clattering through Cortina's Curva di Arrive at 65 m.p.h. when the new sled hit a hidden crevice and stopped dead. Brakeman Siorpaes was hurled clear and knocked cold. Monti smacked into the front of the bob, cracking...
...whether there should be a boost in interest rates, the classical economic medicine. Bankers have been pressing for a rise, and last week the biggest banker of all, President Rudolph .A. Peterson of the Bank of America, stated their case: "A small rise in rates would not seriously dampen American business. On the contrary, it could well contribute to balanced and continued expansion of our economy." The Administration, on the other hand, has opposed any interest rise because of fears that such a rise might cut off the expansion by discouraging investment...