Word: semis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...latest Middle East explosion. Never did the Administration present a coherent world economic policy. In May NATO's retiring commander General Alfred Maxmilian Gruenther testified grimly on the urgent need for arming the U.S.'s NATO allies in Western Europe. Since then there has been semi-official talk in Britain, France and the U.S. about the inevitable cutting down of NATO forces. At first the President asked for $4.9 billion as "essential" to U.S. security, later said he would accept $4.3 billion, finally turned to the Senate in desperation to get a raise in the $3.4 billion appropriation...
...days later, on the fourth anniversary of the dethronement of ex-King Farouk, the West got a jolting reminder that Nasser has a nasty bite as well as a loud bark. Stridently haranguing a crowd of more than 150,000 with semi-hysteria reminiscent of Hitler, Nasser shouted denunciation of Israel, Britain and the U.S. for an hour and a half, then, with apparent irrelevance, turned his fire on World Bank Director Eugene Black...
...largest (pop. 32 million) of British colo nies, Nigeria is divided among three mutu ally hostile peoples : the tough Hausa tribesmen of the Moslem north, the town-dwelling Yorubas of the southwest, and the aggressive, hard-driving Ibo farmers of the east. Each region now has its own semi-autonomous government. Britain would like them to federate with a strong central government. The only Nigerians who are keen for this idea, because they are confident they would dominate the federation, are Zik and his fellow Ibos...
...addition to the Summer School program, a semi-formal dance, will take place a week from tomorrow, on Friday, August 3, at the Harvard Union. Tickets for the event cost $1.50 per couple; George Graham and his orchestra will provide music...
According to the Grays Hall office, "semi-formal" means simply that "women can satisfy their penchant for dressing up, while men can fulfill their desire to dress down...