Word: stands
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Senator Kennedy's vote in favor of the St. Lawrence Seaway. . . . Or let us consider the Senator's prophetic call for Algerian self-determination--to whose selfish interests was he pandering then, all those "piggish, self-centered" Algerian voters in Boston? . . . Not to mention the Senator's courageous stand on the National Defense Education Act's inexcusable loyalty oath and affidavit provisions--undoubtedly brought about by pressure from "Boss Pusey...
...Senate, waving the vengeful flag of Reconstruction. In that year, too, in Providence, R.I., was born Theodore Francis Green, a kind and gentle person who-a full 70 years later-entered the Senate. Last week, closing out his fourth term, "Teddy" Green announced that he would not stand for re-election in 1960. At 92, he was already the oldest man ever to serve in Congress...
...logical result is the signing this week of the revised U.S.-Japanese Treaty. As Prime Minister Kishi and U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter put their signatures to paper, there is every prospect that Japan and the U.S. will stand together in the Pacific for years to come. What is not so certain is how long Kishi will survive as Prime Minister. There is no tradition of lasting leadership in Japan, and the Liberal-Democratic Party is little more than a coalition of eight major factions, each with its own leader. "They are like a pack of wolves," says...
...game marks the end of the Crimson's get-ready session before the thick of the Ivy League season, which the varsity faces after exams. With a win tonight, the team would stand at 9-4-1 and appear ready to pursue the League championship...
...their boy friends and their unrelieved coyness bored him silly. To remedy the situation, he picked up three plates of sandwiches and passed them around the dance floor. He gave two sandwiches to the ugliest girl there and she bit her index finger while eating them. He couldn't stand blood, so departed, taking the sandwiches (all on silver plates) home with...