Word: tougher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tougher the state, the bigger the lies. New York is the only state with only one ground for divorce: adultery as proved by third-party testimony. As a result, divorces that are contested by one of the parties roil in perjury and mudslinging. In uncontested cases, New Yorkers can get divorced by hiring a professional "other woman," but many childless couples prefer to seek annulments based on phony claims of refusal to bear children; New York has more annulments than any other state. Whatever their other disagreements, affluent couples usually agree to flee to divorce in easier states. A strong...
...takes a strange mind to read into these events that "October's moderation has given way to an increasingly tougher military stand," as yesterday's editorial contended. The United States wants the war ended through negotiation. As long as the North Vietnamese are unwilling to negotiate, this is impossible. A conciliatory policy did not convince them to negotiate. The remaining alternatives are to get out now--a policy that even the majority rejects--or to pursue a military effort energetic enough to convince the North Vietnamese that continued fighting is contrary to their interests...
...North Vietnam and recognition of the National Liberation Front as a legitimate party to any negotiations. Our support for the Administration stemmed from our belief in its moderate and sincere efforts to end the war. In the past month, however, October's moderation has given way to an increasingly tougher military stand...
American military men fear that a U.S. takeover of the line would give the Viet Cong a propaganda symbol of "foreign domination." Hence the U.S. will probably reject Ky's offer but continue to subsidize the line to keep it rolling. Increased U.S. air cover and tougher-shelled turtles should be able to secure the key 240 miles of track that link the American enclaves-particularly the stretches from Danang to Hue and Saigon to Bien...
...from a feather in the cap of America to a large-scale operation of sufficient human resources to be of consequence in the changing nations." Now, adds Vaughn, "its character is established. My job is to help it continue to do well." But Vaughn's task may prove tougher than it looks...