Word: steadfastly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...readily misunderstood. Whenever interpretations differ from the preconceived notions of readers, misunderstanding is likely to creep in. "Objectivity is a very elusive thing. It usually means, to the individual, agreement with his own views . . . This is a problem newspapers can solve in the long run by steadfast news objectivity and honest interpretation. But it sometimes seems to be an uphill road...
...geographically limited war. It might be useful to consider the new Truman principle as applied to Greece-if that civil war had turned out the way China's did. In this supposition, General Markos' Greek Reds sweep the mainland. The anti-Communist Greek leader, an unpopular but steadfast fellow called Apericles, retires with an army of several hundred thousand to the island of Crete. The Greek Reds, instead of going after Apericles, attack Turkey. The U.S. and the U.N. go to Turkey's aid. The war gets difficult and General Legion, the American commander...
This week Jules Vincent Auriol, 66, first President of the Fourth Republic, would arrive in the U.S. for a ceremonial visit. He hoped to persuade doubtful Americans that France would be a strong and steadfast ally against Communism. "France," says Auriol, "will fight for the victory of common sense." Auriol's career and his present position exemplified some of the main arguments for both an optimistic and a pessimistic view of France's future. On the plus side: his integrity, his Resistance record. On the minus side: his identification with the feeble "third force" that has failed...
...still has the vast majority of the Italian people on its side. Appeasement of Communism would earn the U.S. their pity. Headlong, all-out war would earn their everlasting hatred. They are waiting for U.S. decisions which ring with steadfast courage and calculations for final victory. In short, the U.S. must demonstrate that it knows what it's about before it can establish a solid prestige. And once it establishes that faith by its actions in Asia, there is a good chance that Europe can really be rearmed and defended...
...forces began to hold, their commanders ordered a series of daring, small-scale counterattacks, to rescue units cut off in the first phase of the Red assault. Near Masan, a counterattacking rescue battalion smashed through heavy North Korean forces to save the remnants of a unit whose steadfast refusal to yield a razorback ridge near Soehon played a major part in stalling the Reds' southern drive. The ridge was a key position controlling the broad valley of the Nam River down to its junction with the Naktong...