Word: mild
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That was scarcely likely to disturb Kim, who unswervingly believes that if he keeps on humiliating the U.S.-and pointing up its reluctance to retaliate-the ties between Seoul and Washington will melt away. Indeed, South Korea was angry and unhappy last week over Nixon's mild response to North Korea's latest act of aggression. Kim also hopes that the steady flow of infiltrators he sends south will eventually damage Seoul's fast-growing economy by frightening away potential foreign investors and force the government to put more money into armaments...
...prides itself on efficiency and coordination one of the main roadblocks to better understanding with blacks is inefficiency and lack of coordination. No one has yet decided how the Administration should treat comprehensively the problem of the Negro. Sometimes, in fact, the Administration seems to be suffering from a mild case of schizophrenia...
...tribute to Martin Luther King (not one of the networks had chosen to do a special on the anniversary of King's death). The sermonette that CBS felt would have been considered "irreverent and offensive by a large segment of our audience" turned out to be rather mild, even in an Easter week following the Eisenhower funeral. Comedian David Steinberg's retelling of the story of Jonah was more in the vein of Mark Twain than Lenny Bruce. Jonah, in Steinberg's version, was swallowed by a giant guppy. Many clergymen appreciate Steinberg's mischievous Biblical...
...next thing you know, honey, the whole city is behind Spreen. He delivers some pretty corny slogans, such as "Robins be welcome, robbers beware," but they eat it up here. Actually, the crime rate went up the first two months of this year. Seems it was a pretty mild winter in Detroit, and Spreen says the reason for the crime rise was that he didn't have his three best patrolmen working for him. He calls them "Snow, Rain and Cold." Ho, ho! Well, just as this whole thing is getting off the ground, Spreen starts another drive, this...
Second is the Island Country Club on Martha's Vineyard. It would be a shame to spend four years at Harvard without visiting the Vineyard, and the Island is a good excuse. Mild winners keep it in good shape all year long, and if you get tired of golf you can take off your shoes and go swimming...