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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...observations about psychological 'alienation' " were meant to apply, not to "a changing society" but to man's existence as far back as the historical record goes: according to him, man had never been at home in the world of human history...
...role in a coalition government in South Viet Nam before elections are held?one of the ten N.L.F, points announced May 8. Creation of the provisional government may also embarrass Thieu. He has reluctantly offered to talk with the N L.F , but he might renege if it meant dealing with a self-proclaimed regime that purports to be more legitimate than his own. Thieu denounced the N.L.F, move as "a fabrication concocted by a group of people who take cover in jungles without daring to disclose their location." It is, he said, "a propaganda trick" that has changed nothing...
From the start, roughly 25,000 was the target figure. The President could have rounded up every cook and clerk and made a more dramatic gesture, recalling as many as 100,000. He rejected that idea: to act responsibly in his view meant pulling out a maximum of 70,000 troops this year, and to remove them all at once would have looked too much like what White House insiders call "an elegant bugout." In any event, there would be opportunity later to take out more support personnel. To underline his seriousness, Nixon felt that most...
...themselves-to the point where cursing itself became a distinct Irish art form. "May she marry a ghost and bear him a kitten, and may the High King of Glory permit her to get the mange" is a comparatively mild one. The old Gaelic word for satire (der) also meant a spell that caused facial disfigurement and even death. To this day, the Irish play their satire for keeps. Dublin is the backbiting capital of the world. ("If you want an entertaining evening, tell your hosts who you had dinner with the night before...
...grow much too fast, partly because it had to supply funds to finance the Government debt. Last summer the board's governors rroneously concluded that the surcharge might jolt the economy into recession. The board then expanded the money supply at an annual rate of 11%, which meant that there was more money around than the increased output of goods warranted. Naturally, prices went up faster than be fore. So far this year, the board has not increased the money supply at all, but its mistake of 1968 set back the campaign against inflation by about six months. With...