Word: extent
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fight against any such change however labeled. Main lines of their argument: a general staff might 1) drain the separate services of esprit de corps, 2) commit the U.S. to a single, inflexible strategic course that might prove disastrous, and 3) concentrate military power to the extent that a Chief of General Staff could become a man on horseback, riding rough shod over democratic institutions...
...bring Liu to his senses. He was accused of "ingratitude to the party" and of biting the hand that fed him. "How could Liu Shao Tang, a young man brought up in the new society all the way, and educated by the Communist Party, nevertheless degenerate to such an extent?" cried one party leader. The writers' conclusion: class origin. Said a party spokesman with obvious relief: "Liu was raised in a rotten landlord family; his mind was inscribed with words like 'Bring honor to your ancestors.' " Liu, decided the party, had become a person "mercenary from head...
Beyond that. Teller raises serious doubts about the whole concept of inspection to enforce disarmament agreements. Pointing out that "the launching of a massive attack by intercontinental ballistic missiles requires very little visible preparation," he warns: "Modern war-making potential depends to an increasing extent on highly specialized weapons. Some of the most essential of these weapons can be hidden with relative ease. Nuclear explosives and long-range rockets are two outstanding examples. Thus surveillance becomes more and more difficult. In addition, scientific and technical developments have produced and will produce unexpected types of weapons. How shall one check whether...
EXPENDITURES. McElroy's predecessor, Charlie Wilson, let costs get so far out of hand that he was forced to call an abrupt halt to military procurement before the end of fiscal 1957. He also had to reduce procurement programs for 1958 to an extent that caused havoc in the airframe industry. McElroy will probably have about $2 billion more than Wilson to spend, will have that much bigger a problem in trying to control the spending...
Religion has nearly vanished from children's books. In a catalogue of some 400 Little Golden Book titles, only ten have a religious flavor. To an extent, this lack is made up by publishing houses run by the various denominations. There is a Roman Catholic Blessed Mother Goose, with dogma-slanted lyrics ("There was an old woman who lived in a shoe/She had so many children because she wanted to"), and Mother Goose Rhymes for Jewish Children (by Sara G. Levy). Sample...