Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...initiate plans for a study with a view to promoting more understanding . . ." Scarcely a speech failed to make a bow to UNESCO's objectives, "human rights and fundamental freedoms . . without distinction of race, sex, language or religion"; or to that other ringing UNESCO slogan: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed...
Life as an athlete did not begin for Denmark's Bendtsine Bendtsen until she was over 40. At that sedate age, she began practicing gymnastics with the local ladies' team and pedaling a bicycle through the countryside. Last week, after first getting permission from her teacher, Bendtsine made her big try for a gold badge awarded by the Danish Athletic Association...
...George and Margaret" opens upon the breakfast table of the Garth-Banders, and as the members of the family tumble down to breakfast and begin to chatter unmercifully, the spectator finds he has been served: (1) a seemingly absent-minded but really very wise father; (2) an excitable, harassed but well-loved mother; (3) a sporty undergraduate son, much given to snappy, devastating insults; (4) a bouncy, easily-bruised daughter, much given...
...best black-and-white prints from the University's Photographic Society's fall salon, held last night in the Union Copper Common Room, will begin a three week tour of the College this morning, starting in the Union Lower Common Room...
...spite of an embarrassing moment when members of the Orchestra misunderstood their cues, obliging Mr. Holmes to stop the Chorus and begin the section again, both of these groups performed creditably. Particularly well done was "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray," a chorus demanding much from singers and players alike. Last night it was one of the most impressive spots in the entire concert...