Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...phrases like "turning the corner in Viet Nam" and "light at the end of the tunnel" became bitter jokes. In recent months, however, U.S. officials-backed by scattered reports from perennially skeptical journalists -have cautiously begun to spread word that the situation on the ground in Viet Nam looks better than it has at any time since the U.S. buildup began...
...course. Sir Robert Thompson, who led the victory over Communist guerrillas in Malaya and is now a Rand Corp. consultant, recently returned to Viet Nam to sound out the situation for President Nixon. He told the President last week, says a White House official, "that things felt much better and smelled much better over there...
...major disappointment in the Harvard victory was Jim Abbott's (unlimited) loss to Brown's Frank Walsh on a pin. "I was a little upset over that loss." Harvard coach John Lee said after the match. "If he'd lose ten pounds, he'd be much better...
...always ready to review the pertinent data with OBU in the hope that all of us may achieve a better understanding of the facts," the statement adds. "We do not enjoy being used for propaganda purposes...
...shrugged. "I guess I better get back to my seat: they're starting to shoot again...