Word: demand
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Macmillan is speaking simple truth when he angrily denies he is an appeaser, and insists that he has no intention of surrendering vital Western positions to Russia. But he is readier than others to meet Khrushchev's demand for a de facto recognition of Communist East Germany, provided that West Berlin's freedom is preserved. And the fact remains that Britain, more than any other Western power, is convinced that its hopes for the future rest on early termination of the cold...
...traditional answer to this demand to accquire a reasonable comprehension of the arts has been the historical method, best exemplified by Fine Arts 13 and Music 1. Walter Gropius, famed professor emeritus, castigates this approach for an undue reliance upon "passive absorbtion" instead of upon active creation. As the 1956 Report of the Committee on the Visual Arts indicated, there is a valid and necessary place for such a verbal approach, but it should not be considered sufficient by itself to convey a deep understanding of the artistic processes--essentially non-verbal--which play such a widespread role in society...
...South is not likely to take this step unless it is forced into it, and the Democratc party is probably not going to encourage disunity. But both sides are now preparing for another Civil Rights showdown. Northern and Western Democrats vow that they will demand that everybody sign an electoral "loyalty oath"--and the South is planning not to sign. 1960 is still far away, and a great deal depends on the progress of integration in the South. At the moment however, all signs point to at best an unfavorable compromise for the South, and at worst a party split...
...himself, and Dulles' illness has diminished his political influence, Western policy is left without the certainty of firm and vigorous leadership. Both Dulles and Adenauer will have an influence on negotiations, to be sure, but the decisions as to how the West should make its case, what it should demand and where it should yield, have not been made as yet. It is clear that leadership must come from somewhere, and these two personalities will not have the force they have had in the past...
...expects the big car to disappear, but its market, too, may shrink. While working on their compact car, the Big Three are gambling on continued demand for bigger, flashier cars by planning 1960 models that are longer, lower and wider-with new fin treatments. G.M.'s cars will be completely done over; the Ford, Edsel and Mercury will also be completely redesigned; while Chrysler is planning changes, its main emphasis will be on new interiors...