Word: defendent
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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What the French Should Do. Another suggestion is that Vietnamese politics be left in abeyance, and that only French power be reinforced to crush Communism. But this idea defies the one principle which the West cannot ignore: neither Europe nor Asia can be permanently defended by outside forces. They can be helped, but they must be able and willing to defend themselves. This is partly an Indo-Chinese civil war, which can only be completely won by a majority of a free people inspired by a national ideal...
...solidly and healthily to the Western side. They must be given the self respect of free men. Tangibly, that means that a Vietnamese national army must be built up by the French which can eventually replace the French. The French must give arms to villagers whose desire to defend themselves is beyond reasonable doubt...
...even the Gettysburg Address sound like the chant of a tobacco auctioneer, the clerk of the U.S. Senate droned out the message which President Truman and his aides had worked over so long and earnestly. Prosaically spoken, the words dealt with a passionately debated issue: How can a nation defend its freedom against those who would claim freedom's privileges in order to destroy freedom...
...assisting the Republic of Korea to defend itself? The United Nations, with the support of 53 out of 59 members...
Tournament tennis players are supposed to be well-mannered young men who win or lose with a smile. Last week the U.S. Davis Cup selection committee named eleven players to the squad that will defend the trophy against the Australians later this month. A conspicuous absentee from the list was a fiery, stocky San Francisco redhead named Earl Cochell, 28, good enough to be ranked seventh nationally and the winner of last month's Southampton tournament...