Word: attracted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...provincial lieutenants to head back to the Sierra Maestra, presumably for an agonizing reappraisal. The total failure of Castro's touted "total war" had highlighted 1) his weakness in practical organizing ability, and 2) the movement's lack of a social program to attract Cuba's labor and its Negroes (25% of the total population, some 40% of Oriente's). Said a wealthy, aging Havana rebel last week: "From now on, if Castro wants our money he'll have to take our advice along with it. The days of blind Fidelismo are over...
...fellowship will provide a stipend of up to $2,000 for work towards a Master's degree. Since the amount of each award will be determined by need, the final number of fellowships each year may be slightly more or less than the estimated 20. The program "will definitely attract additional college graduates to the teaching of science and mathematics in high school," he said...
...only the plays had a bit more meat on them, the evening at the Poets' might be more intriguing. As it is, the loyal circle of Beckett admirers will be interested in seeing for themselves, but there is not much to attract a broader audience than that...
...They take pleasure in pointing out in New Delhi some architectural features, e.g., sun-breakers and louvers, copied from Chandigarh. Architect Le Corbusier, often the center of controversy, claims to dislike the furor, but clearly is not surprised by it. "I am like a lightning conductor," he declares. "I attract storms...
...industry's piecemeal emigration and to make the city less vulnerable to auto slumps. In February Mayor Louis C. Miriani created a high-level citizens' panel, the Detroit Industrial and Commercial Development Committee, dedicated to "maintaining and improving the economic climate," and its basic aim is to attract new industry...