Word: strictly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This building is meant to stand up and be counted." By paying strict attention to such functional problems as ventilation (the building "breathes" through the overlapping roof slabs), sun protection (provided by massive, hanging concrete sunbreakers), and mechanical equipment space (placed in concrete coffers atop the columns), he feels he has achieved a vigorous, new look that expresses both structure and function...
Missile Invasion. U.S. spacemen gritted their teeth and braced for anything up to and including the warm-water landing of a man-in-space shot. The Pentagon was concerned over the blunt intrusion of Russian missile power of whatever kind into the Central Pacific. But in the strict sense, the U.S. could do nothing to stall off the Soviet rockets into the Pacific without abridging its traditional support for freedom of the seas and bringing into question the U.S.'s own missile shots into international waters...
Most camp commandants, when asked about specific charges of torture or ill treatment, professed deep indignation, cited President de Gaulle's strict commands against it, and promised to carry out immediate investigations. But in one camp near Algiers the gendarmerie colonel in command refused even to pretend that he opposed torture, frankly told the inspectors: "The struggle against terrorism makes certain interrogation methods indispensable. These alone allow us to save lives and avoid new attacks...
Even When It Hurts. Not content with these restrictions, Menderes has also seized control of newsprint supply, uses it to punish outspoken papers by reducing their quota. Similarly, he established a government agency to handle the placing of all newspaper ads. While private advertisers have successfully resisted strict government control over their ads, Menderes' men see to it that government advertising goes to his favorite publications. After the Ankara weekly Akis (Reflection) criticized a public official, its government ad quota dropped to zero...
...completely preventable. The World Health Organization reported last week that Norway has had no case in animal or man since 1809, Australia since 1867, Britain since 1922. In 1959, the U.S. had five deaths through November. Prevention requires two rigorous steps: destruction of every rabid animal, followed by strict quarantine to keep the disease out. (Vaccination of pets is a valuable added precaution...