Word: stirring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bring about a reconciliation with the East bloc. Walter Ulbricht's East German regime has cited the Nazi danger as an excuse for tampering with Allied guarantees of access to West Berlin. At home, though the National Democrats poll only a relatively small percentage of votes, they stir up trouble out of proportion to their numbers because of the nervous condition of the Grand Coalition that governs West Germany...
...sermon of the future to a meeting in Toronto last week of the Catholic Homiletic Society. "If you see anything you don't like," he calmly warned the audience, "boo or hiss or knock the guy next to you off his chair. This is intended to stir up all kinds of emotions...
Putting all the blame on "white racism," one of the Commission's catch-phrases credited to Rosenthal, not only discourages Negroes but also does nothing to soothe the potential Wallace voter, Handlin said. Furthermore, "it might stir up some Negroes who read nothing but the newspaper headlines on the Report," he added...
...briefly last month when gangs of rock-throwing Negro toughs disrupted several United Bahamian rallies. But in the end, Pindling's record was the big issue, and voters had to agree that the chunky, soft-spoken moderate was running the country pretty well. Despite fears that Pindling would stir up racial tensions and frighten business away, the islands have remained calm, and both investment and tourism are on the in crease. The islands' three casinos are packed every night and are thriving despite a $1,000,000 tax that Pindling levied on each gambling house last year...
Ironically, last week's sale served to stir up potential trouble in another quarter. Wall Street called it "the great money rush." Enticed by the 6.45% return on a Government-backed security with interest payments every six months, salesmen and secretaries, doctors and housewives overwhelmed traders with buying orders. One result was an unexpected drain on savings banks, one of the major sources of mortgage money. If it continues, the outflow could lead to another shortage of home loans-the very kind of shortage FNMA was created to help prevent...