Word: let
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Johnson told reporters that "of course, the decisions that will be made between now and January 20th will be made by this President and by this Secretary of State and by this Secretary of Defense." Despite the caveats from both sides, the objective sought by Johnson and Nixon-to let Washington speak "with one voice," as Nixon put it-remained reasonably clear. On the Viet Nam talks (see THE WORLD), at least for now, there are no fundamental differences between the two. Nixon will have an opportunity to speak out on any important foreign policy decision that may bind...
...negotiations more than two weeks ago, Thieu balked at any South Vietnamese participation in a conference in which the Viet Cong's National Liberation Front would be permitted to speak for itself, rather than through Hanoi's delegates. But after several days, he announced that he would let his representatives come, provided South Viet Nam took over from the U.S. the leadership of the allied delegation and dealt directly with the North Vietnamese, not the N.L.F., at the negotiating table...
...Although N.L.F. delegates were to share the conference table, South Vietnamese or U.S. recognition of the Front would not be implied. Somehow, even though the Administration had known for years that the representation issue would be the major snag in any negotiations, the formula was treated as supersecret. Washington let it be known that the N.L.F. would have seats at the peace talks, but it failed to specify the terms...
...increase in government-regulated imports of dog food, an estimated 1,500 dogs paraded, more or less under their owners' control, through central Tokyo to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Both owners and owned carried signs growling slogans such as: "Miserable Dogs" and "Fellow Doggies, Let's Bite Off More Allocations...
With one ferocious swat of his head, Ted sent the balloon up to the ceiling, where it hit against a light and burst. Ted turned to his audience and coolly said, "All right, let's begin." He led the students, about two thirds of whom were girls, out onto the floor of the assembly room, a little larger than a basketball court. He spaced them out, dimmed the lights, and said, "We'll start with breathing exercise...