Word: depending
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...known. But also, as everybody knows, France would stand to lose far more than NATO by pulling out. NATO chiefly relies on France for its supply routes and depots and the site of SHAPE headquarters, whereas both the French army and De Gaulle's proud force de frappe depend on NATO's air defense shield for their ultimate protection...
...face the people and me?" His own siren song consisted of the familiar demand for national elections, which, by way of a compromise, he hinted he was willing to delay until Christmas. Elections are still an unacceptable alternative to the young King, whose very crown might well depend on the success or failure of the kind of oratorical spells that Papandreou could cast over voters in a campaign...
...probe the cause of the riots, headed by former CIA Director John McCone, held its first meeting, decided to submit its report by Dec. 1. Addressing the commission, Governor Brown said: "The fate not only of Los Angeles but of other cities in California and the nation may well depend on your findings...
...Relations Chief LeRoy Collins also deplored the deepening gulf between the masses of Negroes and those in the middle classes. When he is reproached for not helping Negroes who are less well-off, the middle-class Negro usually explains that a Negro's views of the race problem depend on his economic level, and owing to different interests and needs, there are few common answers. So "the middle-class Negro," says one of them in Nashville, "goes out on the patio with a drink of Cutty Sark and says what the hell...
...sigh of relief. Whatever the validity of the U.S. position, almost no other nation was willing to sacrifice the operation of the U.N. to a feud between the world's constantly feuding big powers. The change in U.S. policy means that any further U.N. peace-keeping operations will depend on either voluntary contributions or the U.N. budget. But most of them have been financed by these methods anyway−Korea and Cyprus by donations, Kashmir and Palestine by the U.N. treasury. The Russians, who, according to U.S. figures, owe $62 million in back assessments, have hinted that they would...