Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Prime Minister's perkiness may have another cause: renewed political support at home. Public enthusiasm for his Liberal government, at a low ebb only a year ago, has been rising steadily since the election last November of a separatist government in the largely French-speaking province of Quebec. Last week, in a series of federal by-elections viewed as a significant sounding of electoral feeling toward the Liberals, Trudeau's party hung on handily to four vacated parliamentary seats and gained another from the opposition Progressive Conservatives...
Student attitudes on drug usage range widely from enthusiasm to grudging acceptance to resolute disapproval. Though the Harvard community tolerates marijuana to the point where some students have smoked it in lecture halls, both pot and harder drugs are stigmatized in many circles here...
Angry Reaction. Though Singlaub went on to say that he would nevertheless "execute such a withdrawal with enthusiasm and a high level of professional skill," that scarcely took the sting out of his criticism. Carter and Defense Secretary Harold Brown were furious. The President immediately summoned Singlaub to Washington for a face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office last weekend. Afterward, Secretary Brown announced that General Singlaub had been relieved of his Korean command because his public statements "inconsistent with announced national security policy have made it difficult for him to carry out" his Korean duties...
...film opens in 50 theaters across the country, but advance screenings and word-of-mouth have already given it an outsized reputation among film buffs and science fiction addicts-two groups united usually only by their enthusiasm. The first week in April, indeed, 6,000 color transparencies from the film were stolen from the production offices; they are now selling for more than $5 each to sci-fi freaks. Some of the spaceship models used for special effects were later stolen from a workshop, and they too are being advertised on the open market. "Star Wars is the costume epic...
...week proceeded well enough. There was lots of time for COOP shopping, Square browsing and the freshman week dances and picnics. Louise attended these functions with great enthusiasm. They provided the perfect opportunity for her to meet lots of people. Adrian was a little less turned on by freshman week. After that freshman picnic up at the Radcliffe Quad on Tuesday night, Adrian had decided that she did not like many people in the Freshman class--at that point she felt like she hated everyone, nor did she like the way everyone seemed to be looking for members...