Word: retreating
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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From Khrushchev's point of view, what must appeal most about Laos is that he can test Western intentions there while remaining free at any time to call the Pathet Lao off and accept the U.S. offer of a neutral Laos. Even such a seeming Soviet retreat would hold strong prospects of future profit. By accepting the Western proposal for a 14-nation peace conference, which would include Red China. Moscow would win the opportunity to impress upon Peking that it was through Soviet efforts that China had won a place at the bargaining table...
...Hunt Country is undergoing a profound change that began one snowy weekend in February, when a Marine helicopter dropped out of the skies and deposited the President of the U.S. at Glen Ora, the 400-acre 19th century estate that he has rented as an off-duty retreat. For the most part, the local gentry have responded graciously to the newest invasion ("My God," said Mrs. Kingman Douglass, the former Adele Astaire, "shouldn't we be proud?''). And yet, with motorcades of the Sunday curious beginning to appear on winter's traces, with newsmen swarming around...
...April of 1959, a secret meeting of the Communist Central Committee decided to shift the focus away from the commune and concentrate on small, village-size "operation squads," each squad with its own mess hall, nurseries and private plots of land. Further retreat came in August of 1959, when the village "production brigade" became, in theory, the basic unit, and commune members were allowed to keep such possessions as houses, clothing, bicycles, blankets and radios. Parents could even decide for themselves whether they wanted their children to be sent off to boarding schools and communal nurseries...
...Retail sales, after three months of continuous retreat, rallied in February, advanced 1% above January figures. Last week, for the fourth consecutive week, department store sales were reported to have topped year-ago levels, currently are running 2% ahead of 1960. ¶ Manufacturers of durable goods reported a 1% increase in shipments in February over January, the first improvement since last May. They also reported a 2% increase in new orders over January. ¶ Private-housing starts increased 7% in February, continuing a recovery that began in January...
...only slightly better served. On the commanding Plaine des Jarres, cut off from the Royal Army by deep ravines, the Pathet Lao fought without pay and kept their new Russian weapons clean. But the Pathet Lao have not yet dared risk a major battle. During three months of slow retreat, they have managed to kill just 50 of the enemy, almost all by means of land mines or long-distance artillery barrage. What could serious cold-warriors on either side do with soldiers who set up tiny clay images of Buddha to shoot at, deliberately missed, and then wore...