Word: explains
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Galbraith answered that "the pamphlet warns of the danger of Communism. the paragraphs the Senator read explain its appeal to the European masses. Those that follow, which the Senator did not read, tell of the resulting danger." He explained that the pamphlet had been written to point out the danger of Communism and the fallacy in assuming that the Marshall Plan would be sufficient in the fight against Communist domination in Europe...
...former protectionist, I want to explain why I have become convinced that the United States urgently needs to liberalize its foreign trade policy. We cannot hope to survive as free men-much less operate prosperous businesses -unless the Communist drive for world domination is checked. We cannot check Communist imperialism without strong allies. And we cannot have strong allies over the long haul unless the free world is liberated from crippling and divisive trade restrictions...
University of California neurologists considered the possibility that J.S. was suffering from hysteria, but soon had to rule that out. Then they found that J.S. had "tunnel vision," i.e., he saw only a narrow field, as though he were looking through a tube. This still did not explain the case. Doctors found a small snapshot showing him as a World War II pilot: the face was clearly recognizable and small enough to be well within his tunneled view. But J.S. could not identify himself. Said one doctor: "He seemed to have no visual image of himself to compare with...
Various theories may explain the squirrel's mysterious death. A possible underlying cause was the severe winter which limited the peanut-throwing tourist trade. A variation of the nut theory insists that freshmen were feeding salted peanuts to number four, who then became overweight and fell victim to heart disease...
...class. He cannot flunk out, has no reading lists, and takes all his major exams immediately before getting his degree. When not attending classes, most Berlin students return to homes and boarding houses only coincidentally located near the campus or each other. "American college students form a community," Gunter explain, "But Germans 'go through' a-university while trying not to let it become an integral part of their lives...