Word: explains
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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President Eisenhower last week tried, as he has done before, to explain himself to 1) those who fear the U.S. is not resolute enough in meeting the threat of world communism, and 2) those who fear it is too provocative...
...invited the scared Brothers, self-professed keepers of the Moslem tradition, to explain precisely certain passages of the Koran. When they faltered, he sneered: "You call yourselves soldiers of God!" Under his searing tongue, the accused abjectly passed the buck to one another. Mahmoud Abdul Latif, the little tinsmith who fired eight wild shots at Nasser in Alexandria a month ago, burst into tears and sobbed that he was but a dupe led on by clever masters. Supreme Guide Hodeiby protested violently: "I stayed against my will and tried to resign, but the Brotherhood refused." At first, Terrorist Chief Youssef...
PROFILE OF AMERICA, edited by Emily Davie (415 pp.; Crowell; $8.50), tries-in historic letters, speeches, diaries and a fine selection of photographs-to explain what the U.S. is and what went into its making. A highly effective and, in the best sense, a patriotic book...
...increase in interest is encouraging, but we want still more undergraduates to make use of our facilities, and I am, at present, giving talks in the Houses to explain our programs," he stated...
Dolins also suggested that "the Union Committee hold an orientation meeting of all Smoker Committee candidates and explain to them that the affair will have to be toned down...