Word: actions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Until the day when Vice President Nixon makes a formal declaration of his candidacy, Hall and his recruits must operate underground, unofficially, and off the record. But by the time the announcement is made, a nationwide organization will be primed and ready to roll into political action...
...taken massive government action and then business had improved." he says, "we might have convinced the people that this was the only way out of a recession. But by leaving it essentially alone, we established a basis for belief in the resiliency of the economy. In their economic decisions, people operate on the basis of belief-belief in what is going to happen. We must not impair their confidence in the future or in the capacity of their economic system to deal with most of the problems that will arise...
...Gronchi as a guest in the Kremlin. Gronchi was willing, but not all Italians cheered. The Vatican Radio gave pointed prominence to an article in La Civilta Cattolica that said that "the cold war cannot be solved by smiles and handshakes."' Il Quotidiano, the news organ of Catholic Action, declared that "Gronchi's proposed trip is a source of serious concern to all Catholics...
...Dday, the Seventh Army, guarding Normandy, was taken off alert because the weather was bad and all previous Allied landings had taken place in fair weather. The 124 planes of the 26th fighter wing stationed near the coast were pulled back on June 5. The only daylight action of the Luftwaffe on D-day was one two-plane air strike. For twelve hours, Jodl refused to release two Panzer divisions that might have been thrown in, and feared to interrupt Hitler's pill-drugged sleep with news of the invasion until the official Allied communique. Wakened in the forenoon...
Lighting and music are movingly integrated into the production. While some of Walter Benson's lighting effects show the self-consciousness inherent in college drama, they always manage to accent the general action. In a period play with a large cast costumes are necessarily a problem. In Tiger at the Gates, the costumes though well-styled always appear merely costumes, rather than attire...