Word: frankness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even though it unmistakably evoked the old, unpleasant atmosphere of the cold war, such frank talk perhaps helped to clarify the new political realities in Europe. Certainly the edgy West Germans were measurably relieved by Rusk's reassurances. The situation in Central Europe cooled enough for the Austrians, who had been troubled by the Soviet troop build-up in neighboring Czechoslovakia, to go ahead with plans to demobilize 11,000 Austrian army draftees whose training period had been extended as a result of the Soviet-made crisis...
...party assembled last week in Blackpool for its annual conference, the union men were in an angry, rebellious mood over Wilson's tough wage-restraint policies. Said Frank Cousins, boss of the huge Transport and General Workers union, who quit the Cabinet 15 months ago to protest the deflationary measures: "We are almost at the stage of accepting that the workers are on one side and this government is on the other...
Spectacular Bonus. Apollo 8, which will carry Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders into orbit late in December, was originally designed to duplicate this week's flight and to recheck any equipment or procedures that go wrong on Apollo 7. Now, spurred by growing concern that the Soviets are planning to upstage the U.S. by sending the first manned craft around the moon, NASA has folded a spectacular bonus into Apollo 8's schedule. If all goes well with Apollo 7, Apollo 8 will be shoved from earth orbit to ward the moon by the last...
After Harvard coach John Yovicsin pulled the entire first string offense, Frank Champi took over for Lalich at quarterback and used reserve Jim Reynolds to push down to the Bucknell 22. The Harvard drive was stopped on a fourth-and-six when Champi elected to run and was dumped after a three yard gain...
Coterie in the Country. As seen in Cleveland, the Yuan period emerges as one of sleek sophistication, technical innovation and fertile alienation. Though the Mongols established peace and reopened trade routes to the West, their court at Peking remained essentially barbaric. They were frank admirers of China's traditional culture and encouraged conservative sculptors to turn out temple and palace art, some of which has been preserved. The Cleveland show includes 15 bronze and wood statues, twelve silver vessels, jade and ivory carvings. Yet for all the emphasis on tradition the period was not stationary. Tremendous strides were made...