Word: closer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Against. For Thieu, the rumors that a settlement was closer created other worries. He believes that now is the time to pressure the enemy rather than concede anything, but he is being forced to accept the reality of the peace drive. There were reports of a new Buddhist-led peace movement, and he was likely to be the target...
...seat and if elected would have national political influence while remaining still a major force in the politics of his home. Until this probability becomes a political reality, however, Julian Bond will most likely be found in Atlanta, doing what he does best--bringing southern blacks and southern politics closer together...
...their accomplishments the three new U.S. Nobelmen have not only provided a clearer understanding of the nature of life, they have brought closer the day when molecular biologists will be able to correct genetic defects, control heredity, and perhaps even create life itself...
...reactionary work of wealthy men who in 1787 stood to profit from the creation of a strong, central and, above all, solvent government (nearly half the signers had lent the Government money). By suggesting that economic interests play a strong role in human events, Beard helped bring American history closer to the bitter realities of contemporary life. By implying that businessmen had betrayed the radical spirit of the American Revolution, he made U.S. history not a long fall from grace but an enduring crusade to restore lost revolutionary rights. (The fact that the Supreme Court for years regarded income...
...join, for example, SDS, on the grounds that SDS is immoral because SDS' confrontation politics strengthen support for Wallace and repression. Who's to decide what's moral and what isn't? If SDS can arrogate to itself such moral infallibility, why can't the Mountaineering Club--who get closer to God--do the same? Jon Ratner '70 President, Harvard-Radcliffe Young People's Socialist League