Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...visible signs it seemed that the Russians had understood what the U.S. meant by promising "to oppose" the Russian volunteers, a promise that Under Secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr. reiterated before the U.N. General Assembly later in the week. But no one in Washington thought that this quiet victory settled anything permanently. For one thing, the Kremlin was throwing dust in all directions; e.g., at week's end, almost as if there had been no Budapest, no threat of desert war, the Russians proposed a new disarmament plan, which they couched in boasts that they could sweep across...
...curious position for the man whom the Opposition only ten months before was calling "the boneless wonder," who only 17 months ago had won a triumphal election on a platform of "working for peace." Elegant, unruffled, a good party man, priding himself on the quiet adjustment and the deft compromise, Eden had built a reputation as a diplomatic technician par excellence. But last week the diplomatic technician had plunged recklessly for force, the popular Prime Minister was under a shattering hail of critical fire unequaled in violence since the time of Neville Chamberlain...
...Aims. Within the quiet Cabinet room differences were minimized. Richard Austen Butler, who is in effect deputy premier though his title is only Lord Privy Seal, did not quarrel with the desirability of Eden's objectives in wanting to fight on. But, said "Rab" Butler pointedly, he himself had just made a speech, which he had thought was in line with Eden's views, saying that Britain had intervened in Egypt only to stop the fighting. How could he go back to the House and say now that Britain refused the cease-fire even though the other combatants...
...revolt of Tory backers in the House. The Tories have a 59-vote majority; no large body of Tories wants to bring down the government in such a way as to bring the Labor opposition to power. Tories do not do things that way. The Tory way is quiet talk at the Carlton Club, little conferences in House offices, and an agreement that Anthony needs a rest...
Died. Victor Young, 56, composer who wrote the scores for more than 300 films (Around the World in So Days, The Quiet Man, Shane), turned out song hits (Sweet Sue, Ghost of a Chance) on the side; of a heart attack; in Palm Springs, Calif...