Word: sayed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Nixon has said that there is no chance that the Soviet economy will surpass that of the U.S. during this century. Small as the chance may be, it is obviously inaccurate to say that there is "no chance." The statement may have been intended merely as a placebo, regardless of truth, for the American public and thus as an aid to Mr. Nixon's political aspirations, or it may accurately represent his belief. In either case Mr. Nixon's election would be unwise, as the denial of such a threat can only serve to increase its magnitude...
...over the country, he roared. "Will not let? Who gave it such a right? What right has the U.S. to dispose of the destinies of other countries and other peoples?" Thundered Khrushchev: "We consider that the Monroe Doctrine has outlived its time, has outlived itself, has died, so to say, a natural death. Now the remains of the doctrine should be buried as every dead body is buried, so that it should not poison the air by its decay...
...spokesman for the Katanga leader, Moise Tshombe, said that President Kasavubu was welcome, but "we refuse to let that other character set foot on Katangese soil." When the two harassed leaders took off from Luluabourg and headed for Stanleyville, they never made it: a Belgian crew member overheard Lumumba say he wanted to break off diplomatic relations with Belgium, and the Belgian pilot turned the plane toward Leopoldville, where Ndjili Airport was in the hands of Belgian paratroops...
...say two New York City high school English teachers in High Points, a monthly published by New York's board of education. Their evidence: a survey of 73 library systems across the country...
...Passos's 1400 page novel trilogy. The play attempts to depict life in America from the turn of the century until the beginning of the great depression--a hundred million people over a period of thirty years. Born after the end of the time concerned, I cannot say, "This is the way it was," but only that I found U.S.A. an interesting, entertaining, and sometimes moving experience...