Word: approachement
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...people of the Book." They prospered as traders, artisans and scholars. One of the Prophet Mohammed's wives was Jewish. So was Harun al-Rashid's ambassador to Charlemagne, and Maimonides, court doctor to the great Sultan Saladin. Not until the 20th century did tensions begin to approach their present peak: with the formation of Israel in 1948, thousands of Jews began to leave their longtime Arab homes. For the 75,000-odd who still remain in Arab countries, life has become increasingly harsh during the past few years...
Minimizing Discomfort. For all the hardships, though, many people consider jury duty an edifying lesson in the obligations of citizenship. And since a defendant's right to a fair trial depends upon how willingly and responsibly those who are selected as jurors approach their duties, some effort should be made to ensure that such duties entail neither undue economic hardship or undue discomfort. One man who is earnestly attempting to minimize the discomforts is Willard Polhemus, the bailiff who will be in charge of the Sirhan jurors when they leave the courtroom. Polhemus is planning weekend sightseeing trips...
...trustees and the Council record themselves in favor of coed housing, Mrs. Bunting will approach the Harvard Administration to discuss the issue further...
...have advocated outright abolition of ROTC at Harvard as a way of attacking the pernicious Cold War partnership between the military and the universities which ROTC embodies. The SFAC resolution, while implicitly recognizing that ROTC is a political as well as an academic issue, does not approach this fundamental problem, and so yesterday's decision should not be the final episode of the ROTC debate here. But in the absence of any clear majority sentiment in the Harvard community in favor of complete abolition of ROTC, yesterday's decision was the most that anyone could have asked...
...HELP but be fascinated with technology's introduction into the museum, especially because it goes beyond mere gimmickry. The thirties room is the finest example of the exhibit's eclectic approach. Most of the pictures are blown-up and attached to sprawling cubes or precarious towers. The result is threatening and chaotic. Similarly, as we enter the fifties, we are forced to trudge slowly in a narrow queue. It is all more than a game. It is participation in a way of life...