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...nasty world of General Motors and General Eisenhower has, in short, proved so confusing and so dumb, so pre-occupied with false values and false gods, that the sensitive soul can only recoil in to himself, where, in a snug world--"the inner world of the human psyche," The Editor calls it--a fellow can find himself and discover the "most meaningful truth." But even in this hallowed precinct, citizen-youth finds no peace, for in withdrawal, today's young people "are endangering society's future" because they are failing to cope with the issues of the cold war. Eventually...
...fears of Western European nations, primarily West Germany and France, have not changed. They fear the reduction in conventional armaments and troops, and they recoil at Britian's recent cut in her NATO ground forces and conversion to nuclear weapons. These countries, especially Germany, foresee a war of nuclear goliaths. They also fear that in the event of "brush wars" fought in Western Europe with conventional arms, they will be at the mercy of the overwhelming Soviet ground forces. Furthermore, they fear that by committing Western defense to nuclear weapons, the West will be compelled to take the initiative...
Readers who recoil from a total recall of basic-training days had better skip the novel's second half, which follows the hero into the Army. The writing here is as concentrated and about as interesting as K-rations, e.g.: "This is the U.S. rifle, calibre thirty, MI. It is clip-fed, it is air-cooled, it is gas-operated...
...sharp tune of $75.1 billion-13% more than the $66.3 billion they paid in federal taxes the year before. Naturally, said Internal Revenue Commissioner Russell C. Harrington, the increase could be attributed largely to higher levels of personal and corporate income, a fact from which few could recoil or take comfort...
...ordered to report to the office of the chief of staff. There a Major du Paty de Clam dictated a letter filled with secrets known to have been stolen from the French by a German spy. Major de Clam's theory was that Dreyfus would recoil in terror at the familiar facts and figures, thus revealing himself as the spy. When Dreyfus took the dictation without a flicker, the major turned on him and shouted: "You are accused of high treason." Two months later, Dreyfus was court-martialed, found guilty of selling secrets to the Germans, cashiered from...