Word: respected
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fall the U.S. turned to the U.N. "as a protector of small nations," and the U.N. was "able to bring about a cease-fire and withdrawal of hostile forces from Egypt because it was dealing with governments and peoples [i.e., the British, French and Israelis] who had a decent respect for the opinions of mankind." But not so the Soviets, who had ignored the U.N.'s repeated resolutions for withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary. "Therefore," said the President, "the U.N. can always be helpful, but it cannot be a wholly dependable protector of freedom when the ambitions...
...policy which I outline involves certain burdens and indeed risks . . . but the occasion has come for us to manifest again our national unity in support of freedom and to show our deep respect for the rights and independence of every nation-however great, however small...
...this year's Council has, at least in this respect, not been very different from its predecessors. In past years Councils justified their existence primarily in terms of reports on local subjects, reports which while at times somewhat nebulous or mis-directed, have often served as valuable aids to the Administration. This year's Council has, however, staked its life on a different program: achieving concrete benefits for the students...
Vitelloni, directed with tenderness and humor by Federico Fellini, is technically superb in every respect. The actors, led by Franco Fabrizi, manage to separate themselves from the crowd and yet show how each contributes to the crowd. Each seems to develop a point of view. Leonora Ruffo matures from a squealing dumb Italian to a sympathetic character of real stature. And Nina Rota's music is excellent...
...that sets a seven-year limit on ownership of businesses by philanthropic groups, the paper technically should have been put up for sale last April. But when Canadian Beer Tycoon E. P. Taylor offered $25 million for the Star, three of the five directors vetoed the sale out of respect for Atkinson's oft-stated hope that the Star would remain in his family's or employees' hands. In May, when U.S. Newspaper Broker Nelson Levings. representing a U.S.-Canadian syndicate, offered the directors $22.5 million, he was told: "The paper is not for sale at this...