Word: felted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...time of the Paris conference, European public opinion demanded a summit meeting-at least half-convinced that the Russians sincerely wanted a general settlement. But in the weeks preceding Copenhagen, the Russians 1) stalled over the ground rules for summit talks, 2) announced that they no longer felt bound by their Geneva Conference pledge to work toward German reunification, 3) vetoed the U.S.'s Arctic inspection plan...
...when Frank Cousins, boss of the Transport and General Workers' Union, turned down the Industrial Court award of an 8½-shilling-a-week raise ($1.19) for 36,000 busmen of the inner city, and nothing for suburban drivers. Cousins was in no tactical position to strike, but felt bound to do so anyway. He accused Prime Minister Macmillan's government of wanting a "showdown with labor," and Laborites demanded in the House of Commons that the government intervene immediately to end the strike. "It is for myself," replied Labor Minister Iain Macleod icily, "to judge when...
...getting just about the worst press he had ever received in India. What made everyone mad last week was his threat to resign his office, and then his tame turnabout when Congress Party politicians begged him to stay on (TIME, May 12). New Delhi columnist B. G. Verghese felt that Nehru had come close to "tearing off the mask of complacency and compromise that has been the bane of the Congress Party and the country," only to falter at the last minute: "He compromised without any gain. He threw away the opportunity that he himself had created...
Coach Harvey Love, considering his squad's unexpected achievements up to now and their place in the seedings, said "It's a pretty good show to have gotten that far." There is no doubt, he felt, that the crew wants to win the race and will be up for it. "They are good enough so that they have a great chance," he added...
Twice during this academic year we have asked Radcliffe physicians to visit sick students who felt unable to go to the infirmary. Both times the doctors have refused to come...