Word: steps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...could increase its 525,000-man force to some 750,000-or even more, but only if the President is willing to call up the reserves and step up draft calls. Otherwise, the present force is likely to remain stable. To ease pressure on the Marines at the DMZ, the U.S. could stage an Inchon-style landing north of the 17th parallel, silence the guns that are raking Con Thien and Gio Linh, and pull out again. And, as the Joint Chiefs unanimously recommend, bombers could mine Haiphong harbor-a proposal that has consistently been rejected by Johnson, Mc-Namara...
Spain has not held a direct parliamentary election since the Civil War engulfed it in 1936. Last week, as one of several liberalizing steps taken recently by Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the country prepared for at least a token return to democratic rule. It opened a national campaign that will end Oct. 10 when Spaniards take the unaccustomed step of going to the polls...
...nomination, a candidate must first be a past or present member of Parliament or be endorsed by five parliamentary members or seven provincial deputies-most of whom, of course, are loyal to Franco. Otherwise, he must get the signatures of 1,000 eligible voters in his province, a step that requires campaign money and at least some rudiments of an organization. Yet the government ruled that each candidate must run on his own without party or associations, and must pay for his campaign out of his own pocket or through private financial connections. Since a two-week campaign with...
Many of the arguments which are presented against marihuana are specious. It is, of course, absurd to argue that because most users of heroin first used marihuana, marihuana is proven to be a usual preliminary step to heroin addiction. One might as well say that because most users of heroin once imbibed milk, milk leads to heroin addiction. The true inquiry is what percentage of marihuana users become heroin addicts, and as to that we seem to have no reliable information...
This is the first step in the selection of a new dean, Pusey said. He will soon ask the views of various alumni groups and the school's Visiting Committee...