Word: uproars
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...better opening. Ever since the first Bomarc agreement in 1958, Diefenbaker's government had stalled about equipping the missiles with nuclear warheads, until at last the U.S. publicly accused Canada of reneging on its defense commitments. Combined with Diefenbaker's dillydallying performance on domestic issues, the uproar was enough to bring down his shaky government. Now he saw a chance to vindicate himself and, on TV, proceeded to twist McNamara's words to his political advantage. "That means that we are just a decoy to draw fire," said Diefenbaker. To reporters, he was exultant. "Happy days...
...broken promise to call general elections in May and hand over power to the civilians. The wholesale arrests only served to attract more attentiom to the noisy campaign of former President Yun Po Sun, 65, and New Rule Party Leader Huh Chung, 67, who touched off the uproar with a series of antigovernment meetings...
...uproar in the U.S. over Soviet Russia's military presence in Cuba grew louder by the week. Rising in the Senate, New York's Republican Kenneth B. Keating reported that "there is absolutely confirmed and undeniable evidence that the Soviets are maintaining the medium-range missile sites they had previously constructed in Cuba. This gives rise to the very real possibility that Russia hopes to return the heavy missiles to the island -or, even more ominous, that they may have left missiles on the island and need only to wheel them out of caves...
During the uproar, the British government refrained from throwing more oil on the fire. In a major speech at Liverpool, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan answered the Gaullist criticism that Britain had "special ties" with the U.S. and the Commonwealth by pointing out that France also retained special ties with its former colonies. He argued cogently that in the second half of this century no one free nation could seek to dominate other free nations, adding: "Nor can any country in these days stand entirely on its own. Alliances are essential to security." Britain would continue the patient struggle...
...taking refuge in caring for the one thing he knows and loves-engines. But when he begins to fix the Sand Pebble's decrepit coal-burning monstrosity-and, worse, agonizingly tries to teach a Chinese coolie how steam drives the pistons-he puts the whole ship in an uproar. The Chinese are not supposed to grasp theory. Engine work is coolie labor. The intricate fabric of protective illusion cannot bear the slightest intrusion of reality...