Word: deal
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...clearest voices in the field of defense. M.I.T.'s Dr. James R. Killian, who is also a member of the committee, still remains the presidential eyes and ears on the subject. But as a presidential committee, the scientists will be able to deal more directly with the President, and will be able to approach the Pentagon and Congress with more authority and more knowledge...
Lodes in the Veld. Ernest Oppenheimer went to South Africa in 1902 as a diamond buyer for a London firm. He was short (5 ft. 4 in.), and diffident in manner. But he went quickly and quietly about the business of learning how to mine on the veld and deal with figures in the office. Ten years later, the citizens of Kimberley, home of five of the world's greatest diamond mines, elected him mayor...
...desperation, the rebels gave their support to the only rallying point available-Castro. Castro accepted the deal, saying: "Fighting the revolution is the job of our generation, but we will not be ready to govern. That will be your job." When Castro made it to the hills last December with the remnant of his invasion force, the wealthy, noncombatant rebels supplied guns and money...
...world champion Milwaukee Braves, already heavily stocked with outstanding pitchers, tonight acquired right-handers Bob Rush and Don Kaiser in a five-player deal with the Chicago Cubs...
Even the parent who decides on more conventional, nonmilitary toys will still have to deal with mechanized wonders, such as Knickerbocker's battery-powered organ ($12.95), on which a child can learn to play such simple tunes as Oh! Susanna, Noel and Home, Sweet Home. This year's line of autos includes Louis Marx's battery-driven car ($23.95) which can be ridden by children from i^ to six, and Ideal's clear-plastic model ($14.95), complete with electrical and differential systems, operating pistons and fan belt-130 parts in all for a parent to help...