Word: prevented
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Teller held the Western title). But his main argument, which eventually became U.S. policy, was that the old massive-retaliation approach of the middle-'50s was irrational because it offered no real alternative between surrender and wholesale annihilation: "It does not make sense to threaten suicide in order to prevent eventual death." John Foster Dulles' policies in general seemed "onedimensional" to Kissinger...
...transparent maneuver, the Peruvian generals have tried to prevent the U.S. from applying the Hickenlooper Amendment by doing an abrupt left face in their foreign policy. In the past four months, Lima's military regime has established diplomatic or commercial relations with Rumania, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Poland. Two weeks ago, the Peruvians agreed to exchange ambassadors with the Soviet Union, leaving only three South American countries (Bolivia, Paraguay and Venezuela) that do not have diplomatic ties with Russia...
Several airlines are presently attempting to prevent the CAB's upholding the decision by filing briefs and by presenting oral arguments before the Board. A date has not been set for the Board's March meeting...
...press spokesman for Olsen said that the congressman has written to the editors of the newspapers of every college of over 3000 students to find support for his efforts to prevent the elimination of youth fare. He said that all editorials would be published in the Congressional Record to bring the issue to the attention of Congress...
...case for some producers, many others are moving away from the expensive tryout and doing all their fixing in two or three weeks of paid (often at reduced ticket prices) previews in New York. Very few straight plays tryout out of town anymore, although this does not prevent some (such as Murray Schisgal's Way of Life, which folded during previews last week) from closing before facing any critics...