Word: offing
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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A Burmese plea to strengthen the U.N. by admitting Red China and a Cuban defense of the Castro revolution highlighted Saturday night's 20th Century Week Session at Sanders Theatre. A Lebanese citizen and a Negro South African in exile also participated in the panel discussion of U.S. foreign policy...
Defending the Cuban revolution as a movement to help the impoverished working classes, Armando Flores, Castro-appointed charge d'affaires at the Cuban embassy in Washington, won applause for his declaration that "we are not communists. We are only trying to raise the standard of living of our people."
Oliver R. Tambo, a leader of the exiled South African United Front, urged the U.S. to avoid viewing all foreign policy questions in the light of the Cold War. Tambo felt the tendency of both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to view the Congo situation in the light of their...
Aside from John Morris, who took two of his team's four second places, Brown provided virtually no opposition in any event. Holding his power in reserve, Brooks spent most of the evening experimenting with the lineup.
One of the four mainstays who swam more than once, Bob Kaufmann took a competent :22.4 first in the 50 free and an easygoing 2:14.5 in the backstroke. Captain Bill Schellstede, who helped out in the medley relay, won 200 breastroke honors by close to three quarters of a...