Word: mankind
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...week that could change the whole future of mankind, there was still another view, and it seemed all too familiar: Plus fa change, plus c'est la méme chose. In 1957, when Russia orbited Sputnik I, the U.S. displayed its rocket lag for all the world to see. Last week's Soviet exploit demonstrated that the lag has scarcely lessened. Official U.S. reaction to Gaga's feat was at least as nonchalant as the reaction to the first Sputnik. President Kennedy congratulated the Russians, but at his press conference he indicated that the desalinization...
...research. The center has launched studies on Latin America, African education and civil rights. "Here is an age crying for the light and guidance of Christian wisdom," says Hesburgh. "What must future judges think of us if we live in the most exciting age of science ever known to mankind, and philosophize mainly about Aristotle's physics...
Mary, Mary. Jean Kerr's wit neatly jabs mankind and womankind...
Yesterday was the fourth time the Ledlie Prize has been given. The award is presented every two years to the individual at Harvard who has made "the most valuable contribution to science, or in any way, for the benefit of mankind...
...reminded the delegates that the U.N. would be stone broke "in a matter of weeks." If the nations do not pay up. he added, "this will be looked on as an era in which raised voices and small bills unpaid marked the beginning of the disintegration of another of mankind's great dreams." Hence, the U.S. would chip in "a sizable voluntary contribution" beyond its normal 32.51% quota, just as it had done in 1960, when Washington picked up 50% of the entire Congo check. Probable total U.S. contribution: $60 million...