Word: rebuilders
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...twisted girders and the rusting frames of church spires. As a transportation nexus, Dresden was the most heavily damaged city in Germany in World War II. The center of the city, the historic Altstadt, was all but leveled by Allied bombers. The Communists have made little effort to rebuild it after 15 years...
...flourished as the capital of the Quechua tribe, came a new King named Manco Capac. Around A.D. 1200, according to Quechua legend, he and his many brothers "set out toward the hill over which the sun rose" reached the ancient Amauta capital of Cuzco, settled there and began to rebuild the empire of his ancestors...
...cable to Washington reporting that "the deplorable condition of the highway may deal a severe blow to U.S. prestige and good faith." Last week, taking a hint from Cambodian press suggestions that U.S.-financed repairs might help to "maintain the reputation of American technicians," U.S. engineers prepared to rebuild up to 40 miles. Estimated cost: $3,000,000. More to the point, U.S. investigators on the scene were trying to decide whether the highway's foundation "failure" is the result of bungled engineering or deliberate malfeasance...
...volunteers. More money will soon be needed for a number of ambitious projects, including a Jewish community center in Lyon, a youth center in Rotterdam and work in three Israeli kibbutzim. And plans were being polished in Berlin last week to send twelve young men (average age: 20) to rebuild into a youth center the sacristy of England's famed Luftwaffe-blasted Coventry Cathedral...
Urban Renewal. The House bill would spend $2 billion, as against the Senate's $2.5 billion, during the next four years to help cities rebuild blighted areas. Cities would buy up decaying sections, raze the buildings and attract private buyers for the land by selling it at a loss. In turn, the Federal Government would reimburse the cities for their losses. Cities with populations under 50,000 would get back three-fourths of their costs; bigger cities would get back two-thirds...