Word: old
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There was certainly no guarantee that the new diplomacy would assure peace. It might, in fact, irritate and intensify the crisis. But if it served to correct assumptions on both sides, to sort out myths from facts, then at least it would give the old diplomacy a new starting point that would make some sense...
This notice of intentions-elaborately written in the language of peace and plenty at the American fair, convincingly repeated in the language of unashamed power by Nixon-was the essence of the new diplomacy. It riled some old-style folks. Huffed the London Daily Express: "A disgraceful performance . . . Back to the days of secret diplomacy is the best prospect for world peace...
Handsomely situated among the lofty old pines of Sokolniki Park, a former czarist preserve, the fair is a wonderful, themeless serving of American science, technology and culture...
...routes, settled on Clapier pass because it fitted most of the meager clues left by the historians. Ancient accounts say Hannibal camped two days at the summit: the summit at Clapier pass is flat enough and big enough to hold a Hannibal-sized army. Other points that tally with old descriptions: from Clapier pass, the Po River Valley is visible, and a steep trail leads down in the direction of Turin. Hoyte's next step: to prove the route was suitable for elephant travel within the time taken by Hannibal...
...espionage against Germany), were written to show that to an unsuspected extent, the plot was a sincere and patriotic attempt to save the honor of a nation. Postwar German courts absolved the plotters of treason, and each July 20, German newspapers have published eulogies of the conspirators. But the old argument about unquestioning loyalty in wartime lived on among diehard anti-July 20 officers, while the rest of the country preferred to forget the incident along with everything else connected with the last years of Hitler. Finally, last March, President Theodor Heuss delivered a speech before the Bundeswehr Officer Training...