Word: agee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...That night at Chicago Stadium he spoke before 20,000 Swedish-Americans who were celebrating the 100th anniversary of Swedish immigration to the Midwest. He pulled out that surefire issue-Communism-and used it as a sort of moral prop for his civil-liberties program, for slum clearance, old-age pensions, and higher minimum wages. The audience was friendly but calm...
...Republican delegates have been picked by state conventions or state committees in all but Indiana; Democratic delegates are still to be chosen in only ten states, Hawaii and the Canal Zone. The delegates represent a fair cross-section of the U.S. electorate-a little weighted on the side of age, prosperity and political experience...
...call for a four-week truce. But there were conditions to the unconditional: the Israelis had attached "assumptions," the Arabs "explanations." One of the chief obstacles to agreement was the question of immigration. Jews insisted that the Security Council resolution allowed unlimited immigration, even of men of military age. The Arabs claimed that Jewish immigrants were potential soldiers and should be barred during the truce period. By week's end Bernadotte said that this quarrel was "alone obstructing agreement." He submitted a confidential truce proposal to Tel Aviv and the Arab capitals...
Despite accelerated and distorted schedules, curtailed pre-medical training, and other war-born irregularities, the graduating class is one of the largest the Med School has ever graduated, and also the youngest in average age...
Limited to men under 25 years of age, Junior Fellowships are awarded on the basis of the individual's promise of notable contribution to knowledge. Those chosen will be given complete freedom from academic regulations for degrees in order to devote all their time to productive scholarship...