Word: willingness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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NO one in Washington's budget squabble has had more to lose than Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon. No one could hang out a better excuse for sidestepping the issue. But rather than dodge, Nixon has dived head-on into the battle, and in the process has been more...
Pleading ill-health as an excuse, Playwright Galvão himself refused to come out of jail to face trial on the new charges, and the polite dictatorship of Antonio Salazar seemed more than willing to gratify his whims. Last week, apparently preferring martyrdom to a third act which might...
Before a gathering of Soviet agricultural workers and farm experts in Leningrad last week, Nikita Khrushchev, the busy boss of all the Russias, admitted that he could not do everything at once. "Even Chekhov's hero," said Nikita, "unscrewed only one nut before he started on another." But having...
Early in the life of the regime, many Argentines suspected that Admiral Rojas was the strongman, the brain and nerve behind Aramburu. Since then, the President has shown abundant forcefulness and leadership, and Rojas has proved willing to remain the loyal subordinate. One reason is that the two men are...
Unmarked Envelopes. Worried by such criticism, the Swiss last week were discussing with the U.S. the request for an agreement allowing Swiss banks to reveal certain information involving U.S. interests. Most Swiss bankers are dead-set against any major change, but seem willing to offer some concessions, such as not...