Word: modernizations
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...been considered a strong factor against him, but he himself, when asked last week if he would accept the job, replied unhesitatingly, "If the President wanted me to, I would." Herter is highly respected by the Democratic majority in Congress and by liberal Republicans; conservatives fear that, in modern diplomatic parlance, he may be too "flexible" for the best U.S. interests...
...pipeline spans between Edmonton and Toronto. Said Robertson: "It would be the wildest folly and the grossest arrogance to say that these things will not, in due course, be quite possible. The 'Far North' is far from us, but it is close to the center of the modern world...
...combined membership of close to 350 million, compared to an estimated 496 million Roman Catholics). Martin Niemoeller, outspoken German pacifist, envisioned a papal effort "to wean away the Eastern Orthodox churches from the World Council. I do not think this will work. The council has more practical experience in modern inter-church cooperation than the Vatican. But perhaps the Orthodox churches could serve as a bridge, helping the Vatican to break through its traditional isolation...
...This modern form of noblesse oblige, however gratifying, is scarcely conducive to effective international negotiation or to the development of a career foreign service. For when the top ambassadorial positions are by necessity reserved for large contributors to party campaign funds who are anxious to dabble in public service, initiative can hardly be said to exist in the lower echelons of the State Department hierarchy...
Fletcher G. Watson, professor of Education, felt that the new course fills the deficiencies of previous physics course, which were too general and covered "antique" material and "cute applications" rather than the fundamental concepts of modern physics. He added that these weaknesses are overcome by presenting "a limited among of material" in greater detail, which should give the student a working understanding of the concepts involved rather than a mere catalogue of remembered facts...