Word: america
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then there is Richard N. Mr. N's boss, who refuses to name his preference of successors, has, we are told, been "grooming" Richard for something for six and one-half years. In his various trips abroad, to South America (where he was stoned) and to Russia (where he was applauded), Richard has been delegated the responsibility of "speaking for the United States." To the acute embarrassment of Nelson R., Mr. N.'s lieutenants have been soliciting convention support even in New York State. Richard N. also denies that he is a candidate...
...every country," said he, "I hope to make widely known America's deepest desire: a world in which all nations may prosper in freedom, justice and peace, unmolested and unafraid...
Radcliffe students last night sharply disagreed over the proposal to enter a 'Cliffie in Glamour magazine's annual contest for the ten best-dressed college girls in America. The Student Government Association recently received an invitation to participate in the 1960 competition...
...ticklish consequences are analyzed by the Rev. Neil G. McCluskey, education editor of America, in a quietly reasoned new book, Catholic Viewpoint on Education (Hanover House; $3.50). In the past 60 years, Catholic parochial schools have more than quintupled their enrollment, become the nation's fastest-growing educational system. Last year they enrolled 4,900,000 students, about 14% of all U.S. schoolchildren (and as many as 60% in strongly Catholic communities). The future is clear: roughly 30% of all U.S. babies are born to Roman Catholic families. But parochial schools get no direct tax support: the First Amendment...
...been "a great success," in several countries military grants have been wasted, according to John Kenneth Galbraith, professor of Economics. During yesterday's WGBH-TV program "Foreign Aid and Economic Policy," Galbraith also charged that the United States has damaged its reputation by associating with totalitarian rulers in Latin America...