Word: waking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...wake of it all, Barrientos seemed at a loss about what to do, or even where to start. He kept repeating his democratic ideals and desires for economic stability. "Bolivia," he insisted, "must keep particularly close relations with the U.S." He talked about disarming both the peasant militia of Paz Estenssoro and the militant tin min ers of Leftist Juan Lechín to avoid fur ther trouble. Yet he allowed Lechín to grab control of all the country's most important unions, bowed even further by promising the unions joint control with management in running...
Marshall has rescued the company by automating to trim payroll costs from 69% of revenue to 57% last year, by closing unprofitable telegraph offices and by adding such new services as flower orders, wake-up calls and candy-by-wire in the 15,000 offices that remain. The company has made money every year since 1950, last year netted $16.8 million on $297 million in sales...
...last spring, American officials in Saigon were reported to be disturbed by his suggestion, and Khanh was told to forget such ideas and concentrate on winning the war in South Vietnam. But press reports indicate that the idea of an attack against Hanoi has become more palatable in the wake of the Gulf of Tonkin affair and the steady degeneration of military stability...
Last week, in the wake of Lyndon's election, the speculation inevitably was revived. But it remains unlikely that there will be wholesale changes in the near future...
...moves up to the vice-presidency, Hubert Humphrey leaves in his wake two important jobs to be filled-and there are plenty of eager contenders for both...