Word: turnabout
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Just as the Soviets once mythologized the tractor and the assembly line as the magic elements that would help Russia overcome its backwardness, they are now placing a mystical faith in modern technology as the solution to their myriad of problems. The Russians have even done a complete turnabout on computers, which for years they dismissed as both unnecessary and distinctly un-Marxist. Cybernetics, the old argument went, stressed technical and managerial facts rather than social and political forces as the decisive factors in administering societies...
...Encouraging the South Vietnamese to counterattack near Hué, hoping to encircle the NVA forces threatening that capital. But this would require a swift turnabout by South Vietnamese troops in the area and before that could happen, the Communists seem likely to strike-or melt away...
...latest rumor is that there are only 10 genuine law enforcement agents on the entire Fuzz squad, the rest consisting of concerned townspeople. If that's so, then one might be better off simply mailing a check to Project Turnabout, Brighton, Mass., and waiting to watch the Killilea Club play the South Boston Chippewas. At least there, there is truth in packaging...
...important. But most of them were hackers, you know. Guys out for a little fun, for charity. It was a casual thing. The Freaks versus The Fuzz in a tackle football game in front of 50,000 people at a $5 top. All of the proceeds go to Project Turnabout, a halfway-house for drug addicts. Beautiful...
Muskie came out of his Florida defeat in a new fighting mood. He tackled specific issues, such as taxes and the economy, and began berating his competitors. Yet the turnabout gave Muskie the impression of a man lashing out in desperation, seeking a new image...