Word: popular
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...both in America and abroad," said he, "remains in the grip of unreasoning and undiscriminating fear of all kinds of nuclear tests. The voice of this fear seems to have carried the day against the voice of reason and fact. Our Government seems to believe that it has a popular mandate to stop nuclear tests. The present muddle of public opinion was caused by bad leadership, or confused leadership, or no leadership...
Contrary to some popular belief, there is an operating Christian Church in China. But there has been a great breach between the missions of the China mainland and the West. Newbigin hoped that an attempt will be made to heal this breach, rather than to send more missionaries from the West to impress Western viewpoints upon China...
Public opinion on foreign affairs makes its influence felt outside the polls, however, Bundy declared. Both Truman and Eisenhower were closely attuned to underlying popular sentiments, and Roosevelt showed keen awareness of public opinion prior to America's entry into World...
Bundy interpreted the election of Eisenhower as the popular choice of "a personality adequate in terms of knowledge, ability to delegate responsibility, unwillingness to undertake new ventures for their own sake--a balance between safety and responsibility." The qualities reflected public feelings toward international as well as domestic issues...
Died. Harry Revel, 52, bachelor composer of popular love songs (Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?), who also wrote scores for Broadway (Ziegfeld Follies of 1931) and Hollywood, often teamed with Lyricist Mack Gordon; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Manhattan...