Word: conquere
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...orders read like the work of a bored general trying to inject a little life into a standard peacetime troop maneuver: the Colombian army and air force were to invade, conquer and hold the "Independent Republic of Marquetalia," a 1,400-sq.-mi. enemy enclave deep in the Andean highlands 170 miles southwest of Bogotá. But this war is real, and so is Marquetalia. Colombians know it as the stronghold of Pedro Antonio Marín, 34, alias "Tiro Fijo" (Sure Shot), last of the country's bigtime bandit chieftains...
...sixth time in eleven tries that a Russian has earned top honors in the prestigious international competition, was a particularly bitter pill for the older U.S. contingent to digest. With 20 entrants, by far the largest delegation among the 28 countries represented, the Americans had clearly come to conquer. But in the two withering weeks of elimination rounds, quantity gave way to quality, leaving but four American hopefuls to compete in the contest finals along with three of the five rigorously trained Russian entries...
...first-graders whip through fourth-grade readers. "What do brown, light orange, magenta make?" the teacher will ask. "Pot!" cry the kids. Dr. William Jordan, assistant head of the elementary schools, says: "We have never seen such progress. Our color readers are far ahead of any comparable groups." Students conquer the course, through such words as schist and hallelujah, in six weeks to six months...
...deadwood. As Joan, Ellen Geer puts her teeth into the part and not much else. There have been earthy peasant Joans (Siobhan McKenna) and eternal-child Joans (Julie Harris). At a guess, Director Douglas Campbell or Actress Geer conceived of the saint as tomboy. This tomboy Joan wants to conquer the English at Orleans for the sheer roughhousing fun of it. Thus, when she is captured, imprisoned and questioned by her inquisitors, it is merely as if her playmates were being taken away from her, and there is no anguishing foretaste of martyrdom...
...Vampires improbably combines a routine fang film with a beefcake B. Kobrak, the villain, is a vampire who drinks the blood of gorgeous girls from a golden goblet, appears and disappears in a pretty little puff of bright pink smoke, assembles an army of zombies with which to conquer the world. Goliath (Gordon Scott), the hero, is a fellow who has obviously spent more time in Malibu than in Gath. According to a studio release, he stands 6 ft. 3 in., weighs 212 lbs. and sports a 50-in. bust-bigger than Jayne Mansfield's and, strange...