Word: aid
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Equally contradictory is the fact that while the Russians and Chinese are pitching ideological woo at Brazzaville, the regime remains closely connected with France, its former colonial overlord and currently its chief source of foreign aid. Other uncertainties have arisen. At the new government's first public rally, the Internationale was played. Later, officials explained that it was not the new national anthem. A completely new anthem is being adopted. It simply had not been finished in time for the ceremony...
...years ago, Kitty Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death in New York City while 38 of her neighbors, roused by her screams, watched or listened and did nothing. Such incidents feed the popular notion, especially in big cities, that the average citizen is not prepared to go to the aid of his fellow...
...team composed of a "victim," a model who was to come to the victim's aid if there was no response, and two women observers boarded an Eighth Avenue express. The victim, wearing an Eisenhower jacket and old slacks, stood near a pole in the center of the coach. He carried a cane if he was playing an invalid; if feigning drunkenness, he smelled of liquor and carried a bottle tightly wrapped in a brown paper bag. After the train departed the station, the victim suddenly staggered, collapsed and lay on the floor...
...Help for the ill man was offered about evenly from blacks and whites, but those who risked trouble to come to the aid of the drunk tended most often to be of his race. Only 10% of those offering spontaneous help were women, who tended to rationalize their inaction with comments like 'Tm not strong enough...
Fellowships are outright gifts; the predominant type of financial aid at the Business School is loans at 6 per cent interest. Financial assistance at the Business School, including the Sloan grants, is awarded on the basis of need...