Word: eighths
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...thought so. Their confidence waned as the U.S. and its allies fell out over the conduct of the war. The first squall arose when Douglas MacArthur wanted U.N. authority for crossing the 38th parallel in pursuit of the North Koreans. In studiedly vague language, the General Assembly authorized the Eighth Army to "insure stability in Korea," and bring about "a unified, independent and democratic government." The vote was 47-5 (the Russian bloc), but India and six other Asian and Arab nations parted company with the U.S., because it "would impair faith in the U.N. if we were to authorize...
...Southern California Shotputter Parry O'Brien, who heaved the 16-lb. ball 58 ft. 7¼ in., breaking his own N.C.A.A. record, but falling seven and one-eighth inches short of his own world record...
...eighth round, confidently careless, Bobo caught one of Paddy's wild hooks flush in the face and faltered. But he recovered and went back to the business of demolishing Paddy with a barrage of flicks. Sturdy Paddy Young did not go lown, but he seemed to grow perceptibly older and slower...
Architect Saarinen's auditorium is as simple and modern as an airplane hangar; he sees it as a huge, concrete shell, one-eighth of a sphere, planted on the ground at three points. Advantages of the triangular dome, according to Saarinen: speaker and audience seem closer together, space and materials are saved. Inside the auditorium are two levels, a lower for a small theater, an upper for a large, 1,200-seat hall in which students will sit under a sky of white, sound-reflecting "clouds" hung from the dome. Total estimated cost...
Marshall. An unforgettable story of the surprise and defeat of the U.S. Eighth Army on its 1950 march to the Yalu (TIME, June...