Word: toughness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...FRONT PAGE. Robert Ryan plays Walter Burns, the tough managing editor of the Chicago Examiner, and Bert Convy plays Hildy Johnson, his top reporter, in this revival of the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur saga of newspapering in the 1920s. The play has a cornball period flavor that adds to the enjoyment...
...timetable." All that, he said, is contingent upon continued improvement in the fighting ability of the South Vietnamese-and on continued indications that the level of battle is lowering. He warned Hanoi that any stepped-up enemy action would bring "strong and effective measures" in response. It was a tough speech, and in it there was no gesture of accommodation to those who backed the Oct. 15 Moratorium protest. The President announced no new withdrawal of U.S. troops and proclaimed no cease-fire on the battlefield...
...swing state, New Jersey is a bellwether coveted by both parties. It was the last big, highly industrialized state with a Democratic Governor. The Democrats, in a ripping primary, nominated Robert Meyner, 61, for Governor; he held the office from 1954 to 1961. The Republicans also fought a tough primary, which was won by William Cahill, 57, a six-term Congressman who was virtually unknown outside of his district. Cahill, an amiable but bland campaigner, overcame his recognition problem in a series of twelve debates with Meyner, some of them televised. Few policy differences emerged between the two moderates...
...leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization ended in a cease-fire between the guerrillas and the Lebanese army-the result of which is that the fedayeen will now be able to continue using Lebanon as a base from which to raid Israel. For their part, the Israelis also talked tough and threatened reprisals. The only hopeful talk of the week was reports, ironic under the circumstances, that the U.S. and Russia were closer to an agreement on proposals for a peace settlement in the Middle East...
...replace the MP's. As they stepped into line, one by one, they stamped to attention and slapped the metal butts of their carbines on the concrete making a frightening sound. While the MP's looked like a bunch of frightened kids in uniform, the paratroopers looked tough and disciplined. The next two hours proved that they were as tough as they looked; as the soldiers inched further into the crowd more people were beaten and torn away from those who tried to hold them...