Word: retreatism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Narrow but safe," breathed a relieved Yoshida supporter. Having again proved himself the most powerful man in Japan, Yoshida climbed into his black Chrysler to motor back to his Oiso retreat, there to take off his wing collar and brown business suit, slip into a comfortable kimono and white tabi, and contemplate his forthcoming trip to the U.S. and Europe...
...like-minded former student, T.C.'s Dean Hollis Caswell, 52, President Russell could claim with justice that, at their best, T.C.'s doctrines have injected new humanity and freedom into the schools. But at their worst (as critics point out), they could lead to a wholesale intellectual retreat into a never-never land of growth without goal, and adjustment for its own sake. Pleading without much success for mutual understanding between extremists on both sides, President Russell had been close to the great dreams as well as the great dangers in modern U.S. education...
...editor promptly asked a key question: What will the U.S. do if the French withdraw? Replied Nixon: The U.S. as a leader of the free world cannot afford further retreat in Asia. It is hoped that the U.S. can avoid direct involvement in Indo-China. But if there is no other recourse, the Administration will have to face up to the situation and send troops...
...Further Retreat. With the President vacationing in Georgia and Dulles resting on an island in Lake Ontario, Vice President Richard Nixon stepped up at a meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington's Statler Hotel to explain the U.S. attitude. In his formal speech, Nixon said: "There is no reason why French forces should not remain in Indo-China and win. They have greater manpower and a tremendous advantage over their adversaries, particularly in air power." The great "problem," however, is one of "spirit." Heart and will to win are essential; French and Vietnamese forces must...
After the game, Ike and Mamie drove to National Airport where the presidential plane Columbine was standing by to take the President to his favorite retreat at the Augusta National Golf Club for an Easter vacation. The plane landed in Georgia two hours later. For two days April rains hampered Ike's golfing, but at last the sun came out and the President was able to play with a new partner: Lumber Salesman Billy Jo Patton, the sensational amateur from Morgantown, N.C., who finished third, right behind Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, in the recent Masters Tournament. Patton returned...