Word: creation
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Thailand. Diem remains a Roman Catholic and a staunch antiCommunist, but he has become convinced that Communism is best fought in Asian terms, and from a non-Western base. The next stop, as Diem sees it (and as he hopes to convince other Southeast Asian leaders), is the creation of such a base through a revival and reappraisal of Asian culture and Asian values...
...King's concrete accomplishments in Moscow, according to the official communique, added up to the creation of a joint Russian-Afghan trading mission, the granting to the Russians of the right to begin "disinterested" explorations for oil in the arid wastes of northern Afghanistan (a similar request by the French was rejected by the Afghans under Russian pressure in 1952) and an agreement to send more Afghan students to the U.S.S.R. for training...
...churches should start a mission to athletes, says Carty. College chaplains should challenge coaches and players to become "Christian sports" and "persuade alumni to ease off on this pressure for victory streaks and place the pressure . . . on fun and 're-creation.' Until this is done, our games are going to be pagan festivals, not Christian contests...
Finally, he warned his listeners, "the mere creation of international organizations does not relieve us of our individual responsibilities. It falls to the righteous man individually to do what he can and to form with his friends alliances that are manifestly crowned with justice and honor...
Walter Kerr is a prolific writer not well enough recognized in the American theatre. A master craftsman, his Herculean fetus spawned in New England's Zeusian thigh is a lusty, virile creation. He manifests a through knowledge of dramatic styles from Aeschylus to Arthur Miller, and a comprehensive knowledge of the character and literature of each period of American development...