Word: langer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...There appears to have been a major difference of opinion over the amount of emphasis to put on consumer goods as opposed to heavy industry," William L. Langer '15, Director of the Russian Research Center, said. Malenkov, in resigning as Prime Minister accepted the signing as Prime Minister accepted the blame for the failure of agricultural production--Khrushchev has stood for emphasis on heavy industry...
...There were also obviously some strong personal differences," Langer said. He added that the ascension of Bulganin "may just be a means of avoiding the appearance of a major rift between Khrushchev and Malenkov. Someone has got to come out on top eventually in a system like Russia," he said, and then speculated that "Bulganin conceivably may be retired that "Bulganin conceivably may be retired for being overworked or for some other reason, and then Khrushchev may take over...
After about 26 hours of debate and after turning down a series of limiting amendments, the Senate passed the resolution 85-3. Only Morse, Langer and Lehman voted nay. Many of the 85 Senators still had deep doubts, but their position was aptly summed up by Maine's Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Said she: "The situation is such that we do not have the luxury of freedom of choice in this matter . . . The circumstances do not permit us the liberty to differ with the President on this resolution. For if we did, and the resolution were defeated...
...wise to take a bold stand on German rearmament," said William L. Langer '15, Coolidge Professor of History and former assistant for intelligence to the Secretary of State, in reversing his former position...
...Langer had gone on record against Secretary of State Dean Acheson's plan for rearming Germany. At that time, with the outbreak of the Korean conflict, Langer had feared that a rearmed Germany might provoke another war. Now, however, he felt that there was little danger that Russia would fight...