Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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HARVARD PROFESSOR William J. Curran provides a perfect example of the academic who disclaims responsibility for the possibly socially harmful implications of his work. Curran, Lee Professor of Legal Medicine at the School of Public Health, released a summary report, written at the request of the Departments of Correction of...
To exploit that lode, the industry has to change radically. Estimated demand will grow this year by 10%, to 660 million tons, but domestic output will not keep up with it. Forecasts for 1974 production range from a repetition of last year's 590 million tons to 650 million...
In economic terms, at least, the merger made some sense. Tunisia (pop. 5,500,000) suffers from a labor surplus, a lack of natural resources and a foreign debt of more than $1 billion. Oil-rich Libya (pop. 2,088,000) needs workers and has plenty of money for investment...
And back in those days only competition in tory-baiting and tea-pot partying existed. Then came the great westward expansion and as more institutions of higher learning sprouted up, more nicknames were invented: Indians, Bulldogs, Lions, Tigers, Bears, Bobcats, Bearcats, and as the line of civilization moved west, Bison...
Ruggedly handsome, articulate and self-confident, "Tommy" Wilcox rose fast. He headed the bank's branch-expansion program in New York City and -perhaps recalling his own humble origins-was especially helpful in getting black businesses started. His only setback came in 1967 when he lost to Walter B...