Word: withdrawal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...IANF now consists mainly of 180 British V-bombers and three Mediterranean-based U.S. Polaris submarines that the two nations will turn over to NATO command. While it also includes 60 French tactical bombers, for which the U.S. controls the nuclear warheads, the French government hinted that it might withdraw them if IANF were made to seem bigger and more powerful-as it is-than France's vaunted force de frappe. Thus the Allies agreed that if France agreed not to make any scenes at Ottawa, IANF would be nameless. It soon became known as "That Thing...
...Attitude means everything in golf," says Arnold Palmer, 32. "It's the only thing that keeps you from quitting when things are going bad." Last week Arnie's own attitude was something to go home about. "I feel lousy," he complained. He tried to withdraw from the Colonial National Invitation golf tournament after two rounds, then changed his mind, and wound up 20 strokes behind Winner Julius Boros-his worst showing in eight years on the pro tour. At that, Palmer picked up and headed for the family homestead in Latrobe, Pa., to think about something else besides...
...troops become more efficient, the wily Viet Cong are also learning new techniques. One of the Viet Cong's latest tactics has been to mount a series of feinting attacks on a target, then to withdraw, luring government reserve forces into a well-laid ambush. As a result, badly needed reinforcements often hang back for fear of walking into a trap. Such a war is a new and frustrating experience for U.S. military advisers. Mindful of the fact that 73 Americans have lost their lives in the fighting so far, their most bitter complaint is that military operations...
...Goodman's dismay, literature has followed this same asocial pattern. Fictional characters either accept their social roles and concentrate on their personal lives (James Gould Cozzens), or they withdraw from society and lead the life of the beat, the hip, or the drugged...
Kenneally said the MTA General Manager Thomas J. McLernon had "intimated" that Kernneally might withdraw his bill, but had not explicitly requested that he do so. McLernon had also "intimated" that a compromise solution was possible, according to Kenneally, but the chance of reaching an agreement...