Word: steps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...belief in the existence of "race"; a modern-day carry-over to an older belief in witchcraft-and the resultant feeling that measures must be taken to protect oneself from contamination. The sooner the public is made aware of the facts the better; your Essay was a step in the right direction...
Earth As Yet So Young Sir: After completing your superbly written article on the Rusk-Smith marriage [Sept. 29], my entire attitude toward it was changed. Now I sincerely feel that their marriage will have a great effect on all Americans, and was another step towards "a more perfect union." Thank you for letting me see the light...
...former ambassador to India called the immediate cessation of all hostilities against North Vietnam the "Obvious first step" in ending the conflict If the United States, now thought of as opposing the nationalist spirit that "has imbedded itself in our opponents," assumed a defensive role in Vietnam, the war could eventually be brought to a close, Galbraith said
Such an ambitious step has never before been attempted. The Rio agreement, in fact, is only a beginning; the accord must still be reduced to legal form and then ratified by national legislatures. Moreover, further agreement will be needed on when to put the plan into operation. Best guess: 1969 at the earliest...
Thus Japanese Finance Minister Mikio Mizuta echoed the sentiment of most of the 2,200 delegates, bankers and officials in Rio when he called last week's agreement "the greatest step forward since the creation of the IMF" 23 years ago at Bretton Woods, N.H. It was also a considerable personal triumph for U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler, who had to overcome the fears of skeptical central bankers that the U.S. would use S.D.R. to cover up its chronic payments deficit...