Word: falling
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Morale. The Congo had reason to be grateful to the U.N. In a matter of days, U.N. troops had restored a semblance of order in a country that seemed about to fall into squabbling chaos. Overnight, the climate of racial hate changed. Tunisian troops patrolled the native quarters of Leopoldville, surrounded by happy Congolese crowds who hailed them as "liberators." A Ghanaian military band charmed the Congolese with sprightly tunes, and the bandleader said in clipped British accents, "Must keep up morale, old boy." Belgian paratroops grimly refused to give way in the European section of the city until they...
...inevitable fall of Fanfani's government will not basically change Italy's stultified political structure. Political power is the exclusive monopoly of the Christian Democrats, backed by the Roman Catholic Church and a shifting coalition of minority parties determined to prevent the Communists, Italy's second largest party, from attaining power. In office for the past seven years, the Christian Democrats have turned complacent, done little to redress the squalid poverty of much of Italy, become a flaccid party of petty corruption. The factories of the north are booming, and Italy is gradually developing a thriving middle...
...contend that the pace is still painfully slow in the rest of Delaware, won a significant ruling from the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. By a 2-to-1 vote, the court struck down Judge Layton's cautious plan and ordered full integration by the fall of 1961. Despite the border state's emotional links with the South, wrote Chief Judge John Biggs Jr., "we believe the citizens of Delaware have become more accustomed to the concept of desegregated schools...
When the two were married the following year, Magrina became her manager. What led him to reject a law career, he says, was the realization that she would need a manager and that such a responsibility should not fall to a stranger: "At least I am honest and sincere." Magrina claims responsibility for having persuaded De los Angeles to leave Spain for the more lucra tive climate of La Scala and the Met. Today he handles all contract negotiations, has long since become inured to being addressed by his wife's name. Says he: "Victoria sings, but later...
...Detroit insiders were able to put together the story. The overhaul in Chrysler purchasing policies started last fall when a tough young (38) engineer...