Word: direct
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...forces. An expanded international force moves into populated areas. Then, "as the National Liberation Front renounces force, it is guaranteed participation in the political life" of South Viet Nam. 3) Free elections are held, supervised by international observers. The U.S. withdraws completely, leaving only the international force. 4) "Through direct negotiation, the two parts of Viet Nam decide whether to unite or remain separate," and the international force is withdrawn...
...representative of voters' will, since they depend as much upon the strength of that will as upon the honesty of the party leaders. Vermont's system of town caucuses to choose delegates to the state convention, which in turn selects national convention delegates, is a comparatively direct process. But in many states, such as Illinois, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's Democratic fief, the decisions of convention delegates are directly dictated by party bosses...
...Gaulle instinctively turned to Couve, reflecting his own reordering of France's priorities. For the past ten years, Couve de Murville has carried out De Gaulle's most cherished policies -those of making France seem great in the world again. Now that De Gaulle intends to direct his attention to healing France's internal ills, he has elevated to the premiership the man whose cool acumen and legendary iciness won him among the world's diplomats a wry but not undeserved nickname: "The flawless performer...
...Couve's personality a political issue in France. Though many Frenchmen recognize that his remoteness has been an effective diplomatic ploy, they worry that he may lack the capacity for compassion that a Premier in France should have at present. After all, his main duty will be to direct a reform program whose goal is to redress potentially explosive grievances in French society. Two of the major groups with which he must deal, the students and workers, are in no mood to accept highhanded treatment from the government. Still, Couve is a man of such undisputed talent and dedication...
...feats, the likelihood is that the Green Berets will hardly recognize themselves-or, for that matter, their surroundings or their enemy-in John Wayne's version. In the movie, the camp's single .50-cal. machine gun sits splendidly unprotected on a little hillock and the commanders direct the battle from a fragile watchtower that the Communists somehow manage to miss to the last; in reality, Green Beret camps are heavily bunkered, often reinforced with cement. In the movie, an evening's relaxation for Special Forces officers involves an outing to a Miami-style club, at which...