Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...future guest, De Gaulle coolly offered the opinion that Russia had good cause to be conciliatory toward the West, since, internationally, the Soviets are leading from several weaknesses. There are the natural aspirations of the Russian people, after 42 years of Communist rule, for a better life and freedom; there is Soviet awareness that, while by force and through intermediaries, "it may reign over Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugoslavia, Prussia and Saxony, it has not won them over...
...infected tribes-the Kikuyu, Embu and Meru-it would mean the end of the passbook system that rigidly limited their travel, and the end of forced communal labor and mandatory residence in villages. For 3,000 prisoners still behind bars or barbed wire for revolutionary activity, it would mean freedom under a sweeping amnesty program; only a few score of the toughest terrorists, including Mau Mau Founder Jomo Kenyatta, would remain imprisoned...
...dancing, much to its detriment. The danced portions were sung by a small chorus competently led by Emily Romney. Stephen Addiss' music contented itself for the most part with a two-part chanting of the text which was serviceable but monotonous, only occasionally relieved by moments of lyric freedom. The other two dances, "Emergence" and "Academic Allegory" were both abstruse, one serious, the other light, and set to music that was eminently unsuitable for dancing. The choreography for all these dances was static, concentrating heavily on cute but unsteady poses, arm movements, and writhing, often made to substitute for lack...
...transportation--the management must work under severe limitations. The ICC must approve changes in fares or in service; many a money-losing branch line still exists only through the grace of the Commission. And although the Transportation Act of 1958 supposedly gave the railroads a greater degree of freedom, the government still exercises a degree of control unparalleled in any other major industry...
...does not have to supply matching funds, nor receive the affidavits directly, its involvement in the NSF program is unmistakable. Unless the Corporation follows its NDEA decision with an equally vigorous stand on NSF, Harvard's policy will lack consistency. Whatever the form of administration, all disclaimer affidavits erode freedom of belief and are an insult to the academic community...