Word: sole
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Points of Conflict. The power relationships among the allies are not nearly so simple as when NATO was created in 1949. The U.S. then was not only the sole nuclear power but the overwhelming economic power. Most European nations were still rebuilding their war-shattered economies. In the practical terms of dollars and military capability, the U.S. was NATO and NATO was the U.S., and Europe was content to have it that way. Now, nearly all of Europe is thriving. Britain and France have a nuclear capability, however limited, of their own. West Germany yearns for the same. With growing...
...threat de Gaulle sees in the MLF is not the sole explanation for his current displeasure with England. The awkwardness of the British position on MLF provides him with a convenient target for retaliation for other things. The new Wilson government has informed Paris that it would like to "revise" schedules for building the superconic airline Concorde and the tunnel under the Channel. The British wish to delay these projects because their cost would upset their austerity program. But de Gaulle is upset by Britain's new reluctance because he hoped the Concorde would cut significantly into American domination...
...show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of contempt."* Irreparable Damage. Faced with an unprecedented challenge, the Justice Department last week petitioned the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for a writ of prohibition against Cox's order on the ground that the U.S. Attorney General has sole authority for initiating all federal prosecutions. This does not prevent Cox's grand jury from issuing indictments with an outside lawyer's help, but it does free the Government from participating in "unwarranted indictments" against the very Negroes it seeks to help. In short, says the Justice Department...
...latest standings show Leverett and Dunster in a tight struggle for first place, with the Bunnies from the Towers holding a half game lead with a 5-0-1 record, as opposed to 4-0-1 for the funsters. Winthrop has taken sole possession of third place with a 4-2 record, with Eliot a step behind...
...sole dissenting vote was cast by Lowell House Committee representative William P. Saum 2nd '65, who argued that late football parietals might hurt House dances. Lowell's Dartmouth Dance earned $700 for the House Committee this Fall...