Word: favored
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...expectation was that the President would choose to continue the ABM program in some form, despite the bitter criticism that that course would draw. To do otherwise would amount to a vote of no confidence in the military and undercut Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, who has come out in favor of the ABM. In the highly unlikely event that Nixon chose to abandon this system, he would come under heavy fire from those Americans who voted for him at least in part because he promised to guarantee clear U.S. military superiority over the Soviet Union. To steer a cautious middle...
...Chinese. You can't trust them. But I don't trust our own military not to lead us to disaster either. If I felt the ABM were effective, I'd live with the damn thing in my back yard. But it isn't." Thus many who want Sentinel stopped favor continued exploration for technological breakthroughs that might assure a more reliable defense...
...time when the new U.S. Administration of Richard Nixon is formulating its policy on the Middle East. At his press conference last week, the President reported "substantial progress" in conversations on the Middle East with France's De Gaulle, and "encouraging" talks with the Russians. Both favor an imposed settlement-a proposition that Israel adamantly resists. Though Nixon also added that the big powers "cannot dictate" a peace formula, the Israeli government worriedly held a special Cabinet meeting to hear a report on U.S. policy from its ambassador to Washington, Yitzhak Rabin. This week, eloquent Foreign Minister Abba Eban...
...committee report cited the desirability of a uniform law degree, favorable student opinion, and the appropriateness of awarding a doctorate for law school work as justifications for the change. The committee also noted that a holder of the LL.B. is sometimes discriminated against in favor of a holder of the J.D., particularly in college teaching...
Bruce Chalmers, Master of Winthrop House, stated that he was "very much in favor" of any proposal regarding student representation on the Committee, but he was not happy with the heavy representation proposed by the HPU. "This creates a student majority," he said...