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Abroad, the most immediate problem is a violent quarrel with Kenya's northeastern neighbor, Somalia, which lays claim to the barren but extensive Northeastern Region, inhabited by 200,000 Somalis (see map). To diminish such quarrels, Kenya is earnestly pushing an East African Federation of Kenya with Tanganyika and Uganda, which would create a nation of 25 million people and might eventually be extended to such small states as Zanzibar, Nyasaland, Rwanda and Burundi. Internationally, Kenya will, of course, be neutralist and accept aid from both East and West...
Coaching in lifesaving and wrestling, tutorial programs, and seminars at the Lyman School for Boys help diminish "both frustration and friction" caused by limited contact with other than the teaching and custodial staffs...
...Hachette. While it is true that newspaper circulation has declined since the war-by 2,000,000 in Paris and a like amount in the provinces-there are many contributing reasons: TV, the new emphasis on leisure pursuits, and even Charles de Gaulle, whose stability in office has helped diminish discussion of political affairs...
Drug researchers have long searched for a painkiller as effective as morphine, without morphine's potent addictive powers. Over the years, two dozen or more painkilling drugs have been touted as meeting these requirements. But on careful clinical evaluation, their analgesic effects always seemed to diminish steadily along with their reduced addictive tendencies...
This treaty is not a substitute for, and does not diminish the need for continued Western and American military strength to meet all contingencies. It will not prevent us from building all the strength that we need...