Word: complexion
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...favor of India-and remains unconvinced by Russia's claim that India's arsenal is only for use against Red Chinese invaders. Furthermore, Pakistan wants the Soviets to lift their U.N. Security Council veto on discussion of Kashmir, the disputed Indian-held state of largely Moslem complexion. Ayub wants to settle its status by plebiscite, demands at least that the subject of Kashmir head any new Indo-Pakistani negotiations...
...perhaps too often, had never had a serious racial disturbance. Partly because of this, the papers were rattled when it finally occurred. At first they tried to portray it as simply a labor issue, though the fact that 95% of the sanitationmen are Negroes obviously gave it a racial complexion. They covered the strike with reasonable thoroughness but tended to play up acts of violence. They regularly attacked King, saying he had no business in Memphis. They ignored Negro militants leading the strike; for a while, the Commercial Appeal even banned Lawson's name from the paper. It also...
...Harvard captain's second goal of the night put the Crimson in the lead for good, 4-3, and shut off the Eagles' complexion-changing second-period comeback...
...also trying to convert other rivals into partners. Taking advantage of the split-up of the bloc of presidential losers, he has been trying to widen his own political base. He hopes to choose ministers from a number of different political groups so that his Cabinet will have the complexion of a government of national unity. The only thing that he seems uncertain about is the date of his own inauguration. Astrologers cautioned against holding it on Nov. 1 as planned, since the moon will be spent, its crescent thin and the tides low. Thieu is now considering four other...
...Peggy to an occasional football game, took her bowling, and made no secret of his existence. Little notice was taken of the teenage romance, however, outside their circle of family and friends. For one thing, Rusk has always assiduously shielded his family from publicity. For another, Guy's complexion and features made many casual acquaintances think that he was perhaps Mediterranean rather than a Negro...