Word: cemented
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Very well known artists are not the only ones on display. Two abstract works by the Russian Serge Poliakoff, big blocks of carefully modelled color, can be seen on entering the exhibit, near a very subtle work in cement--"In the Shadow of a Field"--by ex-conservationist Raoul Ubac, while the plastic, organic cubism of an early Picabia is across the hall...
When he takes office on Oct. 1, Arias' first task will be to cement relations with Panama's 4,000-man National Guard. Though it promised to support the winner, the guard-along with Arias' political enemies-has booted him from power twice in the past, in 1942 and 1951. The first time around, Arias was evicted for writing a tough, totalitarian-style constitution that threatened to turn Panama into a fascist state. Eighteen months into his second presidency, he was toppled again for organizing his own secret police and once again trying to install his totalitarian...
...cement their wartime conquest, the Israelis are pouring $1,000,000 a month into Gaza. They have replaced Egypt's currency with Israeli pounds, and completed new power lines linking Gaza city with Israel's main grid. Gaza Arabs have been forced to channel through Israeli, rather than Arab, banks the money sent them from abroad. Gaza's fishermen and its orange and grapefruit growers are getting not only advice but also improved equipment from the Israelis. More than 5,500 Arabs have been put to work patching and widening the Strip's bumpy roads. Another...
...development. There is no dearth, however, of physical or human resources. Its technical advisers in Viet Nam have proved that Taiwan has the kind of electric power, harbor development and agricultural experts necessary for rebuilding war's ruins. Malaysia can join in the reconstruction effort with timber and cement, South Korea with textiles and fertilizer. Indonesia, potentially a major Asian supplier of oil and copper, is even now busily luring the foreign investment necessary to exploit its rich natural resources...
...same time, the economy is humming along like the portable cement mixers that are busy all over the country. Agricultural and industrial production is climbing, foreign investment is trickling back into the country...