Word: protectorates
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Each weekend in August, the Italians in the North End of Boston have a festival for a patron saint or protector. Though the inspiration is religious, in practice they show some qualities that redeem them to the masses. Ice cream vendors tinkle along behind the procession, and children scream and cry just like at any other parade. The largest and most exciting is the last, the festival for Saint Antonio de Padova, but the other three are just as important...
...days before he died on Saturday, Kefauver was still fighting, this time against a second huge giveaway to the privately owned Communications Satellite Corporation. His death robs the individual of an honest spokesman and protector...
...only as far as the borders of his own tiny kingdom. Last week, while the rest of the world was pondering Peking's aggression in India, Sihanouk sent off an incredible letter to Chou En-lai asking for protection from "imperialist threats" and flattering Red China as "the protector of small nations against imperialism...
Those who make assertions of this nature are, in effect, denying a fundamental principle of this country: the President's position as spokesman for and protector of the people of the U.S. Even the most inept of our leaders have not forsaken this trust...
...Gaulle has maintained a position of honor in his struggle against the O.A.S., yesterday he betrayed it. His offer to trade the life of General Jouhaud for a cessation of terror in Algeria belies his role as the protector of justice and discipline amidst bitter hatreds and conflicting allegiances. Moreover, this desperate attempt to gain peace has no chance of success...