Word: admit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...India to join an American-inspired area alliance. Hatred of Pakistan is strong, and the recent U. S. arms aid to that country increased distrust of American intentions. Furthermore, America is still tied to colonialism by its support of France in Indo China, and Indians do not like to admit that Red China is the new colonial power in Asia...
...that the contract was now "in the public interest," Democratic Commissioner Murray voted to go ahead with the signing. By a 10-8 party-line vote, the Joint Committee then waived a 30-day layover period required for such contracts. But the Democrats were by no means ready to admit defeat. Lyndon Johnson had cried that the next Congress, with New Mexico Democrat Clinton Anderson as Joint Committee chairman, would "expose Dixon-Yates, written in the dark of the moon, to some good New Mexican sunlight...
That night the McCarthy faithful-some 3,500 of them-gathered for a rally in what one of them referred to as the "so-called Constitutional Hall." Tickets were labeled "Admit One Anti-Communist." On hand were South Dakota's Republican Senator Karl Mundt, the hapless chairman of the Army-McCarthy hearings; John Maragon, convicted five-percenter, sporting an "I'm for Joe" button; Columnist Westbrook Pegler; and New York's ex-Congressman Ham Fish and Montana's ex-Senator Burton K. Wheeler, relics of another age. Throughout the rally, the vice commander of the Wall...
...will deny that admitting 8,000 members to a club house built for 5,000 would be highly unpleasant for all concerned. Nevertheless the extra members would bring new funds to premit building larger facilities. Yale Clubs, which admit almost all alumni to their ranks, have expanded their club houses...
Unfortunately, Councilmen play a drawn out brand of football. This issue may well be kicking around when the present undergraduate body reaches voting age and sweeps DeGuglielmo back into office. But the Councilmen should finally admit that streets are potential parking areas at night as well...