Word: bian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Some beehive paintings depict fanciful versions of historical events: Ser bian warriors battling invading Turks, and even American Indians tomahawking white pioneer women on the old frontier. With the rise of world sugarcane production and the replacement of wax candles by incandescent bulbs, beekeeping has been on the decline for some time in Yugoslavia. But for the folk-art fancier, there is still plenty of honey in the old hives: genuine antique beehive paintings now bring up to $1,600 apiece. And at least one enterprising Slovenian, Vid Sedej, 28, is doing a brisk business selling his contemporary versions...
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Patiently, with elaborate deliberation, the generals argued on and on. They were backed by more than just their own determination. Bespectacled Liem Bian Khoen, 24, a leader in Djakarta's potent and demonstration-happy student organization, KAMI, warned that if no new Cabinet is named, "You shall see. We shall not just sit here," and Brigadier General Ibnu Subroto, army chief of information, agreed: "I hope that the President will give his consent. We have to deal with angry young men." On one point, at least, the students and the generals were in accord. Subroto announced that...