Word: suspicion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bombed Knechtsand? At first, suspicion was directed at Britain's R.A.F., which used the sandbar as a bombing range after World War II. A British official assured the government of Lower Saxony that none of its planes based in Germany had been responsible. The following day London said that no R.A.F. planes based anywhere had made the bombing run. West Germany's air force insisted it had nothing to do with the incident. So did the U.S. Air Force in Europe. So did Norway, France, Denmark, Belgium and The Netherlands...
...that "believes in" certain programs. But the Act provides no objective criteria, nor can it, for judging what beliefs are "subversive." In its most dangerous implication, the "loyalty oath" requires a blanket rejection of participation, or belief, in any organized activity that tomorrow or someday may fall under official suspicion...
Surprised by the strength of the new "Bonn-Paris axis," keenly aware of the suspicion of British motives silently felt by De Gaulle and loudly proclaimed by Konrad Adenauer fortnight ago (TIME, April 20), Britain was increasingly aware that it stood in danger of becoming odd man out in Western Europe. "It can safely be said," declared a French TV commentator on the eve of Debré's visit to London, "that the Entente Cordiale is dead." Actually, the half-century-old "understanding" between France and Britain was hardly dead, but it was no longer so cordial...
...firmly convinced that political barriers between peoples can be overcome through singing. "I have seen people from different backgrounds all sing together and end up with a warmth they didn't realize existed. The world is full of fear and suspicion, and people are only afraid of each other--singing just breaks down these artificial barriers...
...followers no doubt remember last year's unfortunate opener against this same Tufts team. That contest was called at the end of 12 innings because of darkness, and went into the record books as a 2-2 tie. The Crimson's play was very sloppy, and there was little suspicion that the varsity would go on to win the Eastern Inter-collegiate baseball league title for the first time in Harvard baseball history...