Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tried a five-day pause. It produced not a single "signal" of a softening on the Communist side, but critics both at home and abroad replied that five days was far too short a time to allow Hanoi to signal a reaction. As the year wore on and the momentum of the U.S. buildup in force in Viet Nam increased, more and more foreign capitals seemed to doubt that the U.S. desired peace on any reasonable terms...
...talks dragged on for two years. In Viet Nam, warns a top U.S. diplomat in the Far East, to ease up on the battlefield would be "to ensure a loss at the bargaining table." Furthermore, if talks broke down after a ceasefire, it would be difficult to regain the momentum to start the war up again. Some U.S. diplomats also insist that any talks should have a time limit and not be allowed to go on indefinitely, and that a system for supervision and inspection of whatever measures may eventually be agreed on should be nailed down first...
...December, a section of which was made public last Saturday, that called for immediate negotiations. In addition, Pope Paul's strong urging that the Christmas truce be used as the basis of a permanent cease-fire, along with his extremely vigorous activity in private diplomatic channels, added to the momentum of dove sentiment...
Quincy and Kirkland might also make their bids for the House championship if they can continue to build momentum. Both Donald Epstein, Quincy House Athletic Secretary, and John French, Kirkland House Athletic Secretary, feel their team's improvement since the beginning of the season gives them a psychological advantage, over Eliot...
...Watson Rink will be crawling with sophomores tonight as Coach Cooney Weiland's stickmen host a resurgent St. Lawrence team at 8 p.m. Both squads have the momentum of a big win this week...