Word: action
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...University, Byse recommended, should try to get the National Science Foundation and other Health, Education, and Welfare departments to administer their own "affidavits of disbelief." If this course of action fails, the Administration should refuse to process the applications...
Even though the bulk of the crop--from Massachusetts, New Jersey and Michigan--was uncontaminated, major supermarket chains took cranberries off the grocery shelves. With a record crop of 125 million pounds to sell, the indignant industry called Flemming's action "unnecessary, untimely and imprudent." The Secretary had embarked, said the growers' spokesman, "on a cranberry witchhunt...
Crimson goalie Tom Bagnoli gave a vivid demonstration of courage, making many saves and quarterbacking the defense despite a broken right hand. One day earlier, it was extremely doubtful that Bagnoli would even see action. In practice Friday, Bagnoli was determinedly trying to convince Bruce Munro that he was ready to start the Brown game...
Died. Federico Cardinal Tedeschini, 86, a high member of the Roman Curia, datary to Pope John XXIII, onetime (1921-33) papal nuncio to Madrid, where he founded the militant Spanish Catholic Action, which later sided with Dictator Franco; of cancer; in Rome...
During the last three years, Russian official treatment of visitors has eased. There are still a few instances of baggage being searched secretly, and one U.S. scientist had his tape recorder put out of action. But Russian scientists no longer huddle in groups when talking to foreigners, and they are usually free of political watchdogs posing as interpreters...