Word: 8th
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...testing as a subject of vital concern to the educated student." But the Twelfth Congress made a specific, though moderate, stand on the testing issue by expressing 'its confidence in the resolution of the ISC concerning 'a definite agreement on the suspension of nuclear weapons tests.'" USNSA (at the 8th ISC at Lima, Peru) backed that resolution in order to block a counterproposal by three Communist-dominated student unions to censure only the United States for continuing tests...
Concentrating on Rome's first 40 years, about which virtually nothing is known beyond the legends handed down by Livy and Plutarch, Duggan sketches a fascinating if somewhat too breezily modern story. The Rome of 8th century B.C., as described by Duggan, sounds very much like a common European caricature of the 20th century U.S. Rome is slow to war. and quick to extend aid to an enemy once he has been beaten. Its conglomerate citizens-Latin farmers, Sabine hillmen, Etruscan renegades, Greek exiles-are swiftly shaped into a conforming whole; they dress and act alike and are fond...
...highly stylized mixture of musical drama and myth that the Imperial Dancers brought with them is known as Gagaku, meaning "noble and elegant music." Imported to Japan from China in the 8th century A.D., Gagaku was confined to the court in the 17th century, has been seen by the general public only since the end of World War II. No longer supported by the court, the troupe still uses the resplendent gold-and-silk costumes privately owned by the Emperor; a Pinkerton man is guarding them during the troupe's 16 Manhattan performances. (The troupe will also...
...8th floor of a large building where the directing organs of various firms and organizations are located, hung a small board with the inscription, "Legal Office of the National Farmers Union." At the entrance we were met by Richard Shipman, assistant for legal affairs, and Arthur Thompson, the editor of the Union's publications...
...beyond that, as Sergeant Nolen knew, lay outposts of an elite, nuclear-armed Soviet army group of 20 to 25 divisions and more than 5.000 modern tanks. Nolen's key weapon was his telephone: 30 minutes after his warning, five crack U.S. divisions (3rd and 4th Armored, 3rd, 8th. 24th Infantry) would be on their way to prepared combat positions, backed up by nuclear-armed missiles and planes...