Word: breakdowns
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...program ended with a discussion by Ijaz Husain, Barrister-at-Law, Pakistan, on "The Constitutional Breakdown in Pakistan." He outlined the history of the creation of Pakistan, stressing the importance of English occupation. Then speaking on the existing constitutional situation, he indicated that--until Pakistan realizes it cannot function as a religious state--it will never be able to pursue policies of a democratic state...
When Irene was 22, Mike Todd hired her for Star and Garter, fired her before the show was six weeks old. After that, says Irene, "I kinda had a nervous breakdown for five years...
...everything according to their own lights. A newspaper in Beirut had a familiar Arab reaction: "We consider that the dispute between the two blocs is a blessing to us. They could reach agreement only at our expense." And India's Jawaharlal Nehru characteristically declined to blame the summit breakdown on anyone ("All that I can do, first of all, is not get too excited"), but Indians in general only hoped that Russia was not now going to match Red China in bellicosity...
...other to release unconscious emotional tensions. Deprived of dreaming, even when it gets "enough sleep," the system may turn to hallucinations as a substitute. Concluded Dr. Dement: "We believe that if anybody were deprived of dreams long enough, it might result in some sort of catastrophic breakdown...
...senior year he got a "call" to be a preacher, and proud Mattie Powell rewarded him with $2,500 to make a four-month tour of Europe and Africa, including a chauffeur-driven trip through the Holy Land. In 1932 Powell's father had a nervous breakdown, and young Adam unhesitatingly took over his pulpit in the emergency. A tall (6 ft. 3 in.), handsome man and a spellbinding orator, he was a roaring success; his maiden sermon left the congregation weeping and shouting amen. Five years later, when Adam Sr. retired, his son became full pastor...