Word: stillnesses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Still, individualism has not lost its hold on the American psyche. In a moral crisis, most people say that they depend on their conscience to be their guide rather than on any external authority. Among whites, 45% believe that a man should depend on himself and not ask for favors; 53% of blacks agree. Yet 66% of the blacks questioned by Harris' interviewers contended that '"it helps to know people" in getting ahead, while only 33% of the whites thought so. Again, "If you don't look out for yourself, nobody else will" is a statement accepted...
...marry him. What would you do?" Only 2% would take the drastic action of disowning her. A huge majority, 90%, would talk it over with her at length and urge her to discontinue the sexual activity; 61% would "tell her how to protect herself in such a situation again." Still, a sign of how the old morality persists in the midst of change was the finding that 36% would insist that the girl marry the young man -if he was of good character...
SURPRISE has been the only predictable quality in French politics of late, and when the people of France went to the polls this week to choose a new President, they still had some surprises to offer. According to form, ex-Premier Georges Pompidou ran well ahead of the other six candidates. As expected, he failed to attain a majority of the votes cast, necessitating a run-off election on June 15. His opponent then will be Interim President Alain Poher, and that, too, had been anticipated. What was unexpected was Poher's failure to get more than a quarter...
...Nixon's envoy was briefed by President Carlos Lleras Restrepo and others who pointed proudly to their country's success in economic diversification. That achievement is symbolized by the reduction of the proportion of coffee in Colombia's export total from 70% to less than 50%. Still, Rocky's hosts complained that quotas and other restrictions have kept some of their new exports out of U.S. markets. One proposal made in Colombia was that foreign investors should gradually transform local enterprises into joint ventures, taking in Colombian partners...
...July 1, Denmark will become the first state in modern history to abolish every legal sanction against pornography for adults. That milestone became official last week when the Danish Folketing overwhelmingly approved the necessary legislation. In fact, by deliberately not enforcing the laws still on its books, the Danish government had already achieved that distinction for Denmark -and had become as well the first signatory ever to resign from the Geneva convention on obscene literature.* For the past several months, any Dane over 16 has been able to indulge his appetite for pornography to his limit-in books, films...