Word: west
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...seems to me that Kipling could never be more wrong than when he wrote "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." The meeting of the twain reaches its full fruition in the marriage of Michiko Shoda and Crown Prince Akihito, by Western standards a storybook romance in a storybook land...
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's decision to run for the Presidency of West Germany has added one more worry to the West's preparations for negotiations on Berlin. Now that Adenauer has decided not to succeed himself, and Dulles' illness has diminished his political influence, Western policy is left without the certainty of firm and vigorous leadership. Both Dulles and Adenauer will have an influence on negotiations, to be sure, but the decisions as to how the West should make its case, what it should demand and where it should yield, have not been made as yet. It is clear that...
...anxiety over the loss of these two statesmen may prove valuable if it succeeds in bringing out the diplomatic leadership potential in the West. Dulles and Adenauer-not to mention Chiang Kai-shek and DeGaulle-can not be expected to stay around forever. Already the British press is rejoicing over the removal of one source of opposition to Macmillan's policies, and it is probable that a general "softening up" of diplomatic tactics will occur, whether or not the West's basic position remains inflexible...
...varsity will oppose Army at West Point on April 18. If the varsity can get by the Cadets, the outlook will brighten considerably. Of course, Yale has already produced a 48.0 quarter by Jim Stack, a 1:53.5 half-mile by Tommy Carroll, and a 3:14.7 mile relay, but it's spring and anything can happen...
...unofficial--in Communist-infiltrated activities can help to balance lopsided propaganda, our real successes in Moscow may be repeated. But if we make things difficult for the interested to do anything without incurring the wrath of the government, those who went to the Russian capital to argue for the West will have little encouragement to visit Vienna, and America will be the loser...