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...language of Russian doubletalk, a nation is "peace-loving" if the Soviets think it is to their advantage to support it. However, there is no doubt that the "peace-loving" Soviets are chiefly responsible for the Middle East crisis because they armed the Arab countries and incited them to attack Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 30, 1967 | 6/30/1967 | See Source »

...Arab. I am an American who views the developments in the Middle East with not a little irritation. Is anyone insane enough to believe that tiny Israel would provoke war against the military might of the entire United Arab Republic? Come now! Let's dispense with diplomatic doubletalk. We all know who provoked this war, we all know why, we all know the outcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 23, 1967 | 6/23/1967 | See Source »

...Catholic couples, according to the Ryder-Westoff survey, have adopted some form of birth control other than rhythm. And though some Catholic doctors will not prescribe the pill for them, many others will. In heavily Catholic Massachusetts, its use is widespread. Says Norwood Gynecologist Francis C. Mason: "Despite the doubletalk from Rome, the pill is the most acceptable method of birth regulation. Use of the pill by a large Catholic population acts to make them psychologically sound and to create

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Contraception: Freedom from Fear | 4/7/1967 | See Source »

...FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Director Richard Lester's screen version of the Broadway hit musical has a grossly libidinous libretto, some charmingly scummy sets, and a quartet of top comedians (Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, Buster Keaton, Phil Silvers) who dance and doubletalk their way through the back alleys of Nero's Rome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Dec. 9, 1966 | 12/9/1966 | See Source »

That kind of doubletalk must have mystified his listeners. Then he added: "Until we are again in calmer waters, I believe that I owe it to South Africa to take personal responsibility for the safety of the state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: The Security Man | 9/23/1966 | See Source »

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