Word: forthright
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though the Administration could have doused the rumors then and there with a prompt, forthright denial, it grew emotional. White House Press Secretary George Christian, commenting on Presidential Candidate Eugene McCarthy's claim that demands had already been made for the deployment of nukes, declared that such speculation "is false and also unfair to the armed forces. I might add that irresponsible discussion and speculation is a disservice to the country." Rusk later repeated Christian's ill-considered insinuation that such inquiries were unpatriotic...
...until page 45 of this vastly overpraised French novel does one learn that "this is the story of François Besson." This forthright statement is doubly reassuring, because it has been preceded by a weird and frenzied surrealistic opener in which the world crazily assumes the aspect of a petrified urban forest, "a deserted planet, full of signs and booby traps...
...victims of circumstances," cracks Coach Harry Sinden, 35, who in only 32 games (out of 74) has already seen his Bruins involved in three free-for-alls, fined a total of $2,000 and penalized 476 minutes. General Manager Milt Schmidt, 49, is a bit more forthright. "In past years," he says, "we got pushed around. Now we're doing the pushing...
...provide it practice in groups, said the Wilbur Committee's report in 1932. This year's commission, though favoring prepayment, gives no such strong endorsement to group practice. Joseph A. Beirne, president of the Communications Workers of America, argued in vain that the commission should have taken a forthright stand in favor of pre-paid group-practice plans, in the light of "compelling evidence" that they bring about the most economical delivery of medical services. Even without that, the commission gave most of the planners among the nation's health professionals plenty to think about. Said President Johnson: The report...
...Three cheers for the voices of sanity: Citizens Committee for Peace with Freedom in Viet Nam [Nov. 3]. The riff-raff have held center stage long enough and their performances grow more sickeningly disgusting with every added publicity stunt. It is heartening indeed that some of our forthright and knowledgeable leaders have taken the initiative in speaking for the vast majority. BEATRICE PUNG St. Johns, Mich...