Word: eagerness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With trouble bursting all over Africa, the French are eager to sign Ben Youssef and his Nationalist advisers to a moderate settlement in Morocco. It may take some time and some cosseting, but they have hopes. The Moroccans want a declaration of independence right away, with recognition of their right to raise an army, appoint ambassadors, run their economy. Though willing to go along, the French balk at tossing over their 1912 protectorate treaty without something else to replace it first. They want settlers' rights spelled out, and "interdependence" affirmed through some kind of North African Federation...
...newly proposed bill has aroused much interest in the project. If the state wants to preserve its documents much longer, it must soon give them better quarters. It is also clear that the legislature will not be eager to appropriate the money--just under $1,000,000--necessary for new quarters. Since the supporters of the new bill are probably correct in stating that "no place in America has more precious documents and is doing as little to preserve them as Massachusetts," the legislature should appropriate the necessary money...
...Deep South settles down to face the tremendous problems of racial integration, the temptation increases on the part of eager politicians to exploit inevitable clashes for political gain. Already, in the regrettable Miss Lucy affair, remarks by certain candidates for national office show that it is not difficult to turn the harsh noises from the South into appealing words for the Northern voter. These statements are certain to damage the cause of interstatements are certain to damage the cause of integration, and if the candidates are unable to keep their discussion of the problem restrained, the whole subject of integration...
...Eager young men with practiced smiles and long pencils will sit at dining hall entrances today, conducting a poll on the merits and feasability of a midsemester vacation. Run by student council, the vote is an attempt to show the administration that the proposed between-term break is not only needed, but actively wanted...
...every penny of her salary. For 20 years she had literally run Commonwealth's business, auditing accounts for four branches as well as the home office. She also did all the hiring and firing, and she preferred girls without bookkeeping experience because they were more likely to be eager "to learn my system...