Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hammarskjold nor any of his men had yet come to grips-the barbaric Soviet repression of Hungary's fight for liberty. And behind these specific problems lay the two historic convulsions of the mid-20th century world: the upsurge of the peoples of Asia and Africa, and the conflict between Communism and democracy. The difficulties were immense. "For the first time in history," said Dwight Eisenhower, "an international machinery, set up by nations for the settlement of international disputes, is receiving a truly thorough test...
...keep angry Hungarians on RFE's staff in line. But the broadcasts were tame. Sample: "The fight has begun and it is going on-not only in the streets but also in the hearts and souls of the people. No matter what the outcome of armed conflict, the Hungarian people will...
Cols. Nizan and Meidan, speculating on the possible results of the Mid-East war, believe that to some degree the conflict has destroyed Egyptian military potential. Egypt's air force has been practically annihilated, and many of her tanks and other armaments have been destroyed, they reported. Furthermore, they stated, Egypt probably realizes now that Israel will not sit meekly by while the Arab states arm for her destruction...
Last week, his military ordeal apparently ended, the new, post-invasion Nasser began to emerge. Haranguing a crowd of 20,000 at Cairo's ancient El Azhar Mosque, he sounded at times quite his old cocky self. Egypt, he said, finished the conflict "feeling stronger than we did when we started . . . Two great powers are with us: Russia, which threatened Britain and France, and America, which opposed their aggression...
...Koreans were killed or wounded, along with 3,000 Chinese. In 48 hours some 85,000 U.S. artillery rounds, plus uncounted enemy shells, blasted Pork Chop's eroded slopes -a display of firepower equal in intensity to any bombardment in either World War. Through one of the Korean conflict's fiercest infights, American soldiers held their ground in final, weary triumph-while U.N. war correspondents awaited peace at Panmunjom, only 70 miles to the west...