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...this revolutionary spring of 1968, however, it is the students-most of them from comfortable middle-class backgrounds-who have proclaimed themselves the vanguard of a new order. Quite apart from their political impact in the streets, youthful activists are putting the theology of orthodox Communism in a curious pinch: they are revolutionaries from the wrong side of the tracks...
...collection has grown steadily, the amount of display room has stayed the same and the Fogg is starting to feel the pinch. It plans to expand within the next five years, proably by building an addition to house the offices and workrooms now on the third and fourth floors. That would free these floors for gallery space, and they would be opened to the public...
...costs of De Gaulle's global policies mounted. The force de frappe alone, a dubious deterrent, required more than $2 billion a year. Not enough was left for the workers, whose wages lagged behind those in every other Common Market country except Italy. To add to the pinch, De Gaulle increased social security payments and cut benefits last summer to cover his budget deficit...
...merry, expansive or petty, merciless or magnanimous?all to an extreme degree. Says Lawrence O'Brien: "The pendulum just swings wider for him than it does for most people." For every Machiavellian maneuver there is a graceful gesture; for every half-truth or hyperbole there is a disarming pinch of self-depreciation: "You see what sacrifices I am willing to make to be President? I cut my hair...
...peace will hit industries, areas and manpower unevenly. Many industries likely to lose war business-autos, textiles, rubber, for example-are those that can readily turn to industrial and consumer markets. Automen predict a big demand for cars among discharged veterans, and the housing industry, now confronted with another pinch in its mortgage-credit lifeline, foresees a major upturn fueled by lower interest rates if peace comes. Such an upturn would also lift sales of appliances, furniture and retail stores...