Word: handly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this expectation, the U.S.S.R. was already busily constructing prepared bargaining positions. Last week, as Communist East Germany celebrated its tenth anniversary-and cockily plastered West Berlin elevated railway stations with the new East German hammer-and-compass flag-Russia's First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov was on hand to announce that Moscow would demand that the East Germans be seated at any summit meeting dealing with Germany. And in the U.N., the Russians were busily beating the drum for the "general disarmament plan" unveiled by Khrushchev last month. Last week, after maneuvering the General Assembly into agreeing...
With a national vote of confidence to strengthen his hand, Harold Macmillan is likely to do some reshuffling of his political first team in the months ahead. Some top Tories and their prospects...
...show Kassem the soles of their feet-an Arab gesture of contempt. Demonstrators protesting last month's execution of 13 popular Iraqi army officers (TIME, Sept. 28) even dared to chant: "Allah is great, Kassem is crazy." In the sultry heat of Baghdad, many an old Mideast hand could smell trouble...
...startled crowd to hurl himself in front of Kassem as a shield, and a taxi driver rammed his cab between Kassem's station wagon and the gunmen. But it was too late; Kassem's driver lay dead, and the Premier himself was reeling and bloodied, his hand ripped by one submachine gun slug, his arm shattered by two more. He had escaped death by inches...
...practicable, parents should not hesitate to use the word "No," and use physical means to enforce it if necessary. "Unequivocal firmness leads to far less trouble than hedging. Giving in to a child's tantrums or unreasonable whims leads only to more difficulty. On the other hand, some parents are fearful of the child and fear they will lose the upper hand, so they say 'No' to everything. This breeds rebellion and weakens authority. 'No' should be saved for the times when the parent really means...