Word: minded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...invasion of Czechoslovakia [Aug. 30] further demonstrates the brutality and treachery of which the Soviet leaders are capable. We've been painfully aware of these traits for some time. What I had not realized was the state of mind of these men. They have sacrificed improved Soviet-U.S. relations, dealt the antiwar faction in the U.S. a severe blow, lessened the chances for a peaceful end to the Viet Nam war, and even blackened themselves in the eyes of other Communists, all to smash a growth of freedom that was in no way a threat to Russia...
...flow, but his emotionalism is more often the cause. He is often too anxious to please, too easily swayed, too inclined to think that everyone is basically a decent fellow. He talks too much. On the other hand, he has limitless energy, infectious enthusiasm, a quick and absorptive mind, and unquestionable idealism and commitment to the shaping of a better America. He is, further, a formidable man on the stump. Without doubt he has greater warmth and conveys greater sincerity than does Richard Nixon...
Humphrey had little problem choosing a running mate. He had consulted 100 party leaders, businessmen and labor officials, including A.F.L.-C.I.O. Boss George Meany, who simply urged him to choose the best man. By the morning after his nomination, his mind was made up. A week before Chicago, he had met for two hours in his Harbour Square apartment in Southwest Washington with Gene McCarthy. McCarthy agreed that his own chances for the nomination were slight, whereupon Humphrey asked if the second spot would appeal to him. "No," said McCarthy. "Don't offer it." During the same week, Humphrey visited...
...could do. Then, two months ago, Mark's grandparents agreed to allow the boy a visit with his father, who is now living near Santa Cruz, Calif. Once Mark arrived, Painter filed suit in California to keep him. Mark had told him, "I've made up my mind, Hal. I want to stay in California. I've always been with you anyway...
Well, you know, you better free your mind instead...