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Word: reals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Castigating the Republican as a man "who lamentably lacks" the qualities to be President, Ball said that Nixon might try to escalate the Viet Nam war, has no real convictions, and showed his irresponsibility by the "cynicism" with which he picked his running mate. "The preposterous idea that a fourth-rate hack politician like Agnew might stand within a heartbeat of the presidency," said Ball, "is fantastic and shocking." He added: "I think it is important that people not forget the 'Tricky Dick' that we used to talk about, because there was significance in that phrase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Living Up to His Middle Name | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

...violence permeates the entire nation, wafted by television and newspaper headlines into areas that only vicariously experience serious trouble. In western Nevada, Ormsby County Sheriff Robert Humphrey warns: "What I'm afraid of is that the public will demand that we take too much authority. That is the real danger. But the alternative might be some kind of vigilantes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE FEAR CAMPAIGN | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

Whatever the solution, the question for Americans is not what's wrong with the police, but what citizens can do to help. For all its Birchite origin, there is no real alternative to the right-wing slogan, "Support your local police." In its proper definition, support would mean paying higher taxes for higher wages to attract better policemen, and for modern equipment to match modern tasks. It would also mean a constant concern for constitutional rights-and utmost respect for the cop who guards freedom as zealously as he upholds order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: THE POLICE NEED HELP | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

...however, the Bulgarian government released the four Italian youths who had demonstrated in Sofia, and Hungary freed its five protesters, including Robert Eaton, 24, of Philadelphia. Were the demonstrations useful? Miss Rovere, safely back in London, summed it up this way: "I wish that I had had a real chance to talk to people, but I think we accomplished something worthwhile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protest: Pacifist Raids | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

...permutations and combinations of invitations quickly become staggering. Britain's Lord Caradon in one 84-day session squeezed in 96 cocktail parties and 105 dinners. Given that amount of overtime, it is perhaps merciful that the 2,000-odd diplomats assembled in the U.N. do not have much real work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United Nations: Surveying the Unhappy World | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

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