Word: ingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...next night the Nixons were invited to a soirée presented by the Performing Arts Troupe of China, at which Mao's wife, Chiang Ch'ing, served as host. When the troupe finished a song promising the liberation of Taiwan, Chiang Ch'ing jumped to her feet and ' applauded wildly. Nixon half rose and applauded perfunctorily in turn. When he was told later that a news account described him as having stood and applauded the song, Nixon angrily replied through an aide: "Like hell I did! It was just a gentleman-to-a-lady gesture...
...walls of universities and factories in China's major cities, for the past month, have been plastered with posters denouncing a "foremost capitalist roader" in the party. From the start of the campaign, it has been apparent that the unnamed target was Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-p'ing, who until recently had been regarded by Western Sinologists as the most plausible successor to the late Chou En-lai as the No. 2 man in China. Last week for the first time, posters in Peking, Shanghai and Tientsin denounced Teng by name. He thus joins a very select group...
Later investigation by detectives is generally scanty; only a small fraction of cases receive more than one day's attention. As a rule, detective work takes place after an arrest has been made, not before, and consists mostly of "receiving reports, documenting files, and attempt ing to locate and interview victims on cases solved." that Are experience detectives shows smart, will slick not and be sexy? Says Greenwood: "Most detectives are suburban commuters who do their the rest of eight-hour us." turn and go home just like
...recent invention. Once some of the novelty wears off, Xerox users will probably learn to be a little more dis criminating about what they copy. And despite the machine's debilitating effects on letter-writing, the great god Xeros has kept his part of the bargain: the copy ing machine does make it easier for in formation to be spread. Certainly any thing that greases the path of knowledge is a net gain for society. Besides, with more than 2 million machines in use, it is a little late to stop the revolution. Says Chandler B. Grannis, editor...
...renewed radical campaign also does not necessarily mean that the wily, tough Teng Hsiao-p'ing is finished. Obviously his chances of becoming Premier are dim at best; but he still holds more top posts than any other official in China-First Vice Premier of the government, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party and Chief of Staff of the Army. It is possible that Teng and the rehabilitated bureaucrats now under attack have the strength to withstand any radical effort to oust them from their positions. A majority of China's powerful regional military commanders are believed...