Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Human Concerns." At home the Pres ident underlined his own concept of himself as a conservative in fiscal matters, a liberal in human affairs. "I expect the budget to be in balance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956," he said. "I shall propose a balanced budget for the next fiscal year ending June 30, 1957 ... I earnestly believe that a tax cut can be deemed justifiable only when it will not unbalance the budget, a budget which makes provision for some reduction, even though modest, in our national debt...
...colonialism in another form." Any enemy of these pacts could count on Russia as its friend; in particular, the Communists support India's and Afghanistan's claims against Pakistan, and, boasted Bulganin, this tactic has paid off: "When we went to India, we knew we could expect a warm welcome. But what we have seen and heard exceeded all our expectations...
...suburban Wheaton, 22 miles west of Chicago, a similar crusade is on. Explains one angry mother: "They teach the beginning and ending consonants of each word well into the first grade-and I mean well into the first grade-and they expect the child to sort out the vowels for himself. I didn't send my child to school to guess at the vowels. I sent him there to be taught the vowels." The mother is now awaiting the school board election next month. "Then," says she, "we're going to lower the boom...
...frightening prediction last week cast a shadow on the healthy and growing figures of U.S. life expectancy (69 years). The prediction: 31 out of every 100 males and 36 out of every 100 females born in the U.S. this year will eventually die of cancer. Without cancer, these children could expect to live about 15 years longer...
Coach Edo Marion was highly pleased with the performance of his sophomores and he ventured a prediction for 1958: "If these boys continue to progress as well as they have, I expect an intercollegiate championship from them in their senior year...