Word: insurrectionism
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In pre-Communist days, Canton was China's historic capital of insurrection. Secret societies flourished in the teeming tearooms of the wealthy southern metropolis, and assassination was a familiar way of death. It was in Canton that the Opium War began. It was there that Sun Yat-sen'...
But until such a force is created, Heath said, Britain must continue to discharge its own world commitments. The most expensive way of saving money is to pull troops prematurely out of a country Heath said. He insisted that British troops must remain in those countries which cannot repel foreign...
But the conviction that the North can be battered into some kind of submission--as the President apparently believes--is sheer folly. The Soviet Union and a strife-torn Communist China will not permit even the appearance of this to occur. And if Johnson were fortunate enough to force the...
Nationalistic Fires. A 5-ft. 2-in. one time professor of finance, Lleras has proved in less than seven months in office to be one of the scrappiest Presidents in Colombia's modern history. Many of his troubles were inherited from the lackluster government of past President Leó...
Behind the scenes, there was a sense of crisis. Increasingly, big dress designers are realizing that the days when couturiers could focus on turning out stunning, handcrafted dresses for the wealthy few are drawing to a close; the new challenge is designing ready-to-wear fashions for the millions. Still...