Word: establishment
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...despite such support, the Gaullist government has rapidly cut loose France's colonies and, only two years after the paratroop revolt which brought him to power, de Gaulle dares to speak of autonomy for Algeria. This is indisputable progress, and now he needs time in Algeria, time to establish an atmosphere in which elections are possible, and time to prepare the French public for what must inevitably seem to them a catastrophic defeat. Despite its impressive economic advances, de Gaulle's administration is not entirely secure: the military are restless, and recent protests against the war from teachers and intellectuals...
...brought all parts of our planet within its perimeter. The question today is, will the nations of the earth reject war as the final judge in their conflict of opinions? If they wish to do so, the first and logical step is not an arms reduction, but: (1) the establishment of an international code of ethics including the right of self-determination (2) an international court with jurisdiction over all nations (3) a strong international police force armed with modern weapons and capable of enforcing international law anywhere on earth. Once something like this is achieved, not just a reduction...
Only the United Nations offers the slimmest hope. Apparently torn between NATO allies and the neutrals, the U.S. is really forced to choose among continued tacit support of a patently hopeless program, open support of such a program, or commitment to the UN. The chance is open to establish the international organization not only as a force of order, as in the Congo, but as an effective mediator...
...University's new Center for Cognitive Studies has received grants of $270,000 to date and expects to negotiate for further funds this month in its campaign to establish working facilities for the Center...
Such a group would also reduce the evils that arise from the decentralization of the Houses, for it would be able to increase communication and the sharing of resources. Codification may be impossible, but at least there can be machinery to overcome the indefiniteness of the office and to establish its role in the Houses' intellectual life...