Word: clashes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...debate was witnessed by 300 attending the Education Conference of the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers at the Business School. The surprise clash was caused by a mix-up at the Governor's office after Furcolo's speech to the Conference had been cancelled. Soloway was asked to replace him, and Furcolo attended to defend the proposed...
...Certainly we did not employ our most modern weapons in the Korean conflict, yet five months after it began, that conflict was expanded into a larger clash between Red Chinese forces and the United Nations Command. Clearly, not using our most modern weapons did not prevent the expansion of the Korean conflict. The best way to prevent a local war from expanding into a total war is to end the local war quickly and decisively...
...League's principles clash...
...Colombian Temper. The clash at Praga, hot, fierce, and fought to the bitter end, was typical of this strange, confused, nearly meaningless war. Its causes are rooted deep in Colombian history and temperament, a striking national indifference to death and lust for combat going back to the battles and matings of the fearless Spanish conquistadors and the warlike native Chibcha Indians. Since Colombia became independent in 1819, the bloodshed has come mainly from Liberals fighting Conservatives, often in protest against a political defeat...
Though it varies from one newspaper to another, the ban on racial identification is usually lifted only when the story 1) is favorable. 2) involves a wanted felon, or 3) would make no sense otherwise, e.g., the report of a racial clash. The result: Negroes are seldom identified when they figure in crime stories...