Word: impactions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...involvement and study in today's complex areas of community planning, social-science research and public affairs. Living space should be created from the inside out because it is a most intimate extension of the dweller's own personality-and we have only begun to explore the impact and significance of environment on human personality, judgment and behavior...
Bridge of Trouble. The imperial reach of the Soviet navy has already begun to have its impact on world events. In the tense Sea of Japan, a flotilla of 16 Soviet cruisers and missile frigates has in the past few weeks shouldered its way between the coast of North Korea and the U.S. Navy task force that was sent into the area to add some muscle to U.S. diplomatic demands for the return of the Pueblo and its crew. Soviet destroyers have also closely shadowed the carrier Enterprise, which withdrew because of North Korean protests shortly before the Soviet navy...
Outflanking NATO. In the Mediterranean, the impact of the Soviet fleet has been particularly dramatic. Where Russia had only half a dozen ships a year ago, it now has 46 ships, almost as many as the 50-ship U.S. fleet, which for years had made the "Med" practically an American lake. Many of the Soviet ships came through the Dardanelles during the Six-Day War, and their arrival helped persuade the Israelis to accept a ceasefire. The Soviets have enhanced their new image as the protector of their Arab allies by keeping a few ships in Alexandria and Port Said...
Leaders of the holdout colleges also cite the time-consuming red tape involved in securing federal grants, the Government's emphasis on science and defense-related studies, and the discouraging impact of public grants on private giving. Yet some of the opposition has more of a rhetorical than a pragmatic ring. Declares President J. Donald Phillips of Michigan's Hillsdale College: "I don't like to see the vibrant muscle of independence and incentive turned into the flabby fat of dependence...
...Wallace is satisfied with his "spoiler" role this year. He thinks his campaign will have enough impact on the nation to enable him to mount a formidable challenge to the major parties in 1972. Dreaming about a confrontation with Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in four years, Wallace likes to watch the countryside pass beneath his plane as he flies off on his campaign tours--"Just think, someday I'll be President of all that...