Word: weaknessness
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The French dealt from strength. After 30 years of controls, the government restored freedom to the franc and, to the surprise of moneymen everywhere, abolished controls over gold as well. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve Board reported a symptom of weakness: the nation's gold stock fell another...
There is a second Apollo capsule waiting to be shipped to Cape Kennedy from North American Aviation's plant in Downey, Calif. There is also a back-up crew-led by Navy Captain Walter Schirra-to man the shot. But there is certain to be a long delay, for...
Warned About Weakness. The speech was very European in parts; Charles de Gaulle could appreciate that. After icy silence from the French and a few protocol snubs to put Wilson in his place, the atmosphere warmed when Wilson and Foreign Secretary George Brown came face to face with De Gaulle...
To Gardner, the great weakness in the complex, interlocking chain is the fact that "most state and local governments do not have the vitality and competence to play their role in an effective partnership with the Federal Government." In all 50 states, no more than a handful of education commissioners...
Novelist Holland's hero helps explain the Magyar weakness. The great Baron Rakóssy and the other lords have just crushed a peasant rebellion and are now squabbling with each other. Rakóssy has his eye on Catharine de Buñez, who is related to the...