Word: langere
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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...
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...
...letter, a Methodist Board of Temperance official felt, was "cocky." "It is the mind-set of a distillery general manager which matters," editorialized the respected Christian Century. The drys were particularly disturbed lest ex-Southern Comfortman King bring his wet influence to bear on legislation (e.g., the Langer bill, which would put restraints on TV and radio advertising of wine and beer; the liquor lobby's efforts to reduce taxes on distilled spirits...