Word: mildly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harold Wilson was on the spot. None of the mild economic sanctions he had imposed seemed to be having the desired effect of forcing Smith's regime to topple or recant. Demanding faster results, 35 delegates from the often divided Organization of African Unity met in Addis Ababa three weeks ago and passed a resolution calling on its members to break off diplomatic relations with Britain on Dec. 15 unless Wilson brought Smith to heel. The demand seemed pointless and futile enough; nonetheless when the date fell due, six nations acted...
...fifth term as mayor of Miami, who announced his candidacy last week. High ran against Burns in the 1964 primary runoff and won a surprising 42% of the vote. Like Collins, High would count heavily on moderates and Negroes in opposing Burns, who is a mild segregationist...
...Coast Guard tournament is ordinarily a modest affair, but this year one of the guest teams will be Oklahoma State, a team that collects national championships like some people collect hotel towels. No one is very likely to make State work up more than a mild sweat...
...tone was too mild to suit some of the student participants. Several groups were angered by Gottlieb's attempt to keep "unauthorized signs" out of the parade. But many of the signs calling for immediate American withdrawal from Vietnam were in evidence anyway...
...guest of honor at last week's luncheon meeting of the Cleveland Touchdown Club seemed the soul of mild-mannered urbanity. He broke his rolls before he buttered them. He politely said nothing about the veal cutlet. He refolded his napkin neatly when he was through. He wore a charcoal herringbone suit, and he buttoned his vest all the way-so only his tailor knew for sure about those 17-inch biceps, that 46-inch chest and that 32-inch waist. But the banquet toastmaster was not fooled for a second. "Gentlemen," he firmly announced, "I give you Superman...