Word: stops
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Republic's capital, which Dutch parachutists had seized (TIME, Dec. 27). It also provided for the release of the Republican leaders, including President Soekarno and Premier Hatta, whom the Dutch had hustled off to custody on Bangka Island. The Republicans in return promised to order their guerrillas to stop fighting. In The Netherlands, government leaders still worried whether Soekarno would be able to hold his hotheaded army leaders and leftist supporters to that promise. Both sides also agreed to attend a round-table meeting at The Hague to set up a federated United States of Indonesia...
...would not be a member of the orchestra, Munch reasons. Consequently he seldom corrects individuals in rehearsals, and though he is careful of details, he does not pick out one particular player for picayune criticism. Only when he strongly disagrees with a man's particular interpretation will he stop a rehearsal to correct him. Thus, although he spends as much time in rehearsal as other conductors, less of this time is spent in repetition of short phrases. Munch's approach worked extraordinarily well in New York and Boston; whether it would work with groups of lesser stature is another question...
...Babies can catch emotional upsets as well as colds in the head. A smart parent with sniffles puts on a mask before picking up the baby. Exposures to adult emotions may harm him even more than "a few extra germs." Dr. Dunbar's advice: stop a few seconds outside the nursery door, and calm down...
...subconscious minds it all looked like disaster . . . Now they see it will be all right." Some of the psychiatrist's patients may have been holding out on him. The bestsellers at a leading Hollywood bookstore were still Peace of Mind, A Guide to Confident Living, and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living...
...Amagansett, N.Y., Alan Vass. charged with burglary when police found 79 pairs of women's shoes (all sizes 5 to 6) in his attic and garage, was ready with his explanation: "My wife once said she liked that kind. I got started taking them and couldn't stop...