Word: broader
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...case involving the schools of Washington, D.C., in which 90% of the students are Negroes. "Racially and socially homogeneous schools," he declared, "damage the minds and spirit of all children who attend them-the Negro, the white, the poor and the affluent-and block the attainment of the broader goals of democratic education, whether the segregation occurs by law or by fact...
...revolutionary wars. Because our analysis has shown that a victory of the guerrillas in South Vietnam would not undermine vital American interests, we advocate the expeditious withdrawal of American troops from the area. We recognize, of course, that this American withdrawal would be only part of a broader political settlement...
...experiment was not continued this year and the impetus for student-directed innovation in the pre-clinical years seems to have died. Instead, a faculty committee has taken up the broader question of curriculum reform and has issued recommendations which could dramatically reshape the Medical School system...
...activists of '67 leave college with a far more profound sense of the limitations to political action, in many cases a feeling of dismay and disillusionment. Some of them have moved from dissatisfaction with one aspect of the system to a much, broader, radical critique. But even those who accept the present social machinery for decision-making have become keenly aware of the compromises and sacrifices which must be made for the sake of "effectiveness." Among both radicals and moderates, there is a greater appreciation of the strength of forces resisting change, the ambiguities of problems and the failure...
...been far less successful in manipulating the economy. In 1961, he launched a seven-year plan as part of the broader "Chullima" development program-named after the legendary Korean flying horse that could cover 300 miles in a single bound. Kim has been forced to admit that his flying horse has acted more like an old grey mare, has therefore extended the deadline for the plan's vaunted goals to 1970. To get the investment he needs for development, he has quietly shifted his allegiance from Red China to Russia, which is far more able to afford North Korea...