Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even without formal organization, that kind of parental judiciousness seems to pay off. Says Mrs. Cleo McNelly, a Cleveland mother of a twelve-year-old girl: "We owe it to our children to be unpopular with them sometimes. They have a right on occasion to think we are heels. When pressure is on them to join their group in something they know they shouldn't do, they should be able to say, 'I'd be glad to go along, but my parents are heels. They...
...spread out their meager defenses (5,800 combat troops). And by compelling The Hague to ship new troops to the Pacific on the eve of a big debate on New Guinea in the Dutch Parliament, Sukarno played shrewdly on the knowledge that a bloody defensive war would be unpopular in The Netherlands...
...twice in his three previous fights. A year ago, when he lost the welterweight title to Griffith in a 13-round knockout, it took his handlers several minutes to get him in condition to leave the ring. In a rematch last July, Paret regained the championship with an unpopular 15-round decision; at the end, his eyes were swollen shut and blood was streaming from his mouth. Then, stepping out of his class, Paret took on free-swinging Middleweight Champion Gene Fullmer last December...
...National Assembly, and for the past eight months as chairman of the Fouchet Committee on European unity while at the same time serving as Ambassador to Denmark. Fouchet managed to keep the respect of other diplomats from Common Market nations even while arguing De Gaulle's unpopular notions of French sovereignty and his opposition to the idea of supranationality in any form. As the new High Commissioner packed his bags to go to Algeria, he said of his new post only: "C'est pas drole" (It's no joke...
...ivory and green anteroom. Outside the door, a pair of knee-booted grenadiers of the palace guard stood, like life-sized toys, with ceremonial sabers bared. A stream of messengers came and went, bearing bulletins. Arturo Frondizi, 53, President of Argentina and currently his country's most unpopular man, was waiting to see whether he would be allowed to remain as elected Chief Executive of South America's second big gest nation. Frondizi swore he would remain: "Only my person stands between order and chaos." The decision was not his to make. It lay in the uncertain outcome...