Word: dif
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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France's first hydrogen bomb explod ed last week over the Fangataufa atoll in the South Pacific, forming a huge ex clamation mark to punctuate the dif ficulties of nonproliferation...
...right?Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing?for the moment, at least, seem to have little appeal to French voters. The man that some politicians in Paris were mentioning last week as a possible successor to De Gaulle is a vintage statesman who served well in some of the most dif ficult moments of the Fourth Republic: Pierre Mendès-France...
...mechanical pacer, as students tend to revert to previous reading speeds once the pacer is not there to help them. When reading dynamically, the reader's hand is used as a pacer. Improvement by typical graduates In words per minute.** BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE Name Occupation Easy Beg. Easy End. Dif. Beg. Dif. End. Ackley, Frederick, Minister 467 1491 317 1112 Barry, Louise, Housewife 406 1392 433 1240 Bellin, Steven, Student 404 1015 406 2112 Cagle, Ralph, Graduate Student 672 1500 464 1584 Cembrola, Joe, Student 336 1120 257 900 Demers, Paula, Student 384 1015 320 960 Entwistle, Joan, Teacher...
Improvement by typical graduates in words per minute.* Easy Easy Easy Dif. Dif. Name Occupation Bg. End. Bg. End Burns, K., engineer 440 1536 272 2464 Bonner, P., sales rep. 292 816 320 840 Honeywell Carlson, E., engineer 240 1000 210 1100 Cleary, M., salesman 365 1728 240 1920 Dushman, B., B.U. student 536 2583 522 2510 Fabiyi, E., trainee, A.D.L. 220 1584 270 780 Hamlen, D., ins't supervisor 490 1500 402 1000 Hoagland, J., vice pres. 320 3000 236 1160 Jones, L., assoc. prof. 415 3225 280 2416 Jones, M., math teacher 362 624 260 1160 Turner...
Wilson's position was somewhat dif ferent. He feared that the use of British troops would be 1) a risky military venture, and 2) political suicide for his own government. Moreover, a full...