Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...topic for the tournament is "Resolved: That the further development of nuclear weapons should be prohibited by international agreement...
This argument, however, is short-sighted, for it assumes that missiles can be used practically only as defensive weapons. But until a disarmament agreement is reached, missiles and nuclear bombs are also, by their very existence, instruments of aggressive diplomacy. If both sides concede that total war would be cataclysmic, a sizable advantage in weaponry enables one side to push its case much more firmly. A weaker opponent cannot rationally afford to meet his opponents' raise, especially if each side knows the other's hand. If the Soviets can marshal a substantial missile margin they can force peripheral issues...
About 200 debaters from 68 colleges will compete Thursday through Saturday in the Sixth Annual Harvard Invitational Tournament on the Topic, "Resolved: That further development of nuclear weapons should be prohibited by international agreement." Teams include Northwestern, national champion, and Pennsylvania, tournament champion...
...Floyd Patterson's crown. In the past, Patterson's unpredictable manager Cus D'Amato has not matched his man with any fighter who could possibly be considered dangerous. But last week Johansson flew into Manhattan, held a summit meeting with D'Amato, got an agreement "in principle" for a Patterson-Johansson fight in June. Place: the U.S.-exact site undetermined...
...lack of real hope for future improvement, there was general agreement that even on the road the theater could be counted on to keep dying for a long time. The only solid way to fix stix is through clix. Said Warren Caro, executive director of Theatre Guild-American Theater: "Basically, it all goes back to Broadway. The road's ups and downs reflect the strength of the New York season. If New York offers good and popular plays, the road doesn't have to worry...