Word: americae
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President of Notre Dame and a Soviet atomic energy executive may seem unlikely acquaintances, but acquaintances they are. Father Hesburgh met with Vasily Emelyanov at sessions of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. The Notre Dame President and Frank M. Folsom, chairman of the Radio Corporation of America executive committee, are Vatican City's permanent representatives to the agency; Emelyanov represents the Soviet Union...
Congratulations for the Sept. 28 cover. As I looked at Mr. Khrushchev's face framed by American scenes, I could only hope that the voice of America, so aptly illustrated by Artist Safran, was not jammed by our Russian visitor...
...sweeping victory of his old friend Harold Macmillan (see FOREIGN NEWS). And perhaps the most satisfying event of the week was a visit from another friend of the U.S., Mexico's President López Mateos (see HEMISPHERE). Last year, after returning from his tempestuous visit to Latin America, Vice President Nixon recommended that the U.S. distinguish more clearly among the breeds of neighboring national leaders, offer only a cool handshake to dictators but warmly embrace democratically chosen chiefs of state. When López Mateos arrived at Washington's National Airport, the President was there and, symbolic...
Pondering the meaning of Sputnik I back in October 1957, the London Express confidently predicted that the result of the Soviet push into space would be a U.S. drive to "catch up and pass the Russians" in space exploration. "Never doubt for a moment that America will be successful." the Express added. The U.S. agreed with that statement: of course it would catch up, and quickly...
...nearly three decades John Dewey has been recognized, and is recognized, as the most influential thinker in education and philosopher in general, not only in America but in the world. What is, at least in part, the secret of his greatness...