Word: moved
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that Moscow's blow was aimed entirely at restoring order inside Russia's Eastern European domain?as the Soviets were careful to point out?and is not necessarily a sign of all-round aggressiveness against the rest of the world. On the contrary, it is possible that the move has so weakened Russia's prestige and so strained its relations with other Communist parties that adventures elsewhere are the last thing that Moscow can now afford...
...from the fact that U.S. and Russian aims in the world are fundamentally and philosophically different. To establish a real parallel with Soviet behavior, one would have to imagine France's being taken over through a Communist coup and renouncing all its military and economic alliances, prompting a concerted move by NATO forces against Paris...
...halt. The Communist troops returned to the offensive in South Viet Nam, and the Russians, poised for their invasion of Czechoslovakia, apparently toughened their terms. Johnson's riposte was an angry speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Detroit. "This Administration," he declared, "does not intend to move further until it has good reason to believe that the other side intends seriously to join with us in de-escalating." The speech pulled the rug out from under Humphrey...
...going to take over the streets." The entire police force, nearly 12,000 men, was ordered onto twelve-hour shifts; 5,650 Illinois National Guardsmen were called up for possible reinforcement, and 5,000 more Guardsmen have been put on alert; 7,000 Army troops were preparing to move in. Logistical units were already in place...
Detroit's move into the low-price field has come belatedly and grudgingly. Saddled with higher labor costs than their foreign competitors, U.S. automakers enjoy a far greater unit profit on bigger, jazzier cars than they could hope to on European-style ones. In order to make a go of it with low-priced cars, they must be certain that the volume is there. The upswing in import sales, which will account for a $2 billion chunk of business this year, has convinced them that...