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Word: extents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Both the extent of the massacre and the number of soldiers involved make it incredible that the matter could have been kept quiet for so long. Some men of Charlie Company contend that Captain Medina assembled them, told them not to complain about the affair to anyone back home, and promised to back them up if there was an investigation. As a result of Pilot Thompson's complaint, the commander of the 11th Brigade, Colonel Oran K. Henderson, quizzed Captain Medina and some of the troops. He asked a group of the men whether they had seen any soldiers shooting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: MY LAI: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

This sum is to provide the House Committee with some risk capital so that it could experiment with new activities, "freeing it to some extent from the need of promoting activities, such as mixers, which are merely certain to make money...

Author: By Shirley E. Wolman, | Title: ASKS CHANGES IN HOUSES Homans Group Releases Report | 12/4/1969 | See Source »

...sounds curiously quaint from the man often credited with the rediscovery of the ethnic community ( Beyond the Melting Pot ). Perhaps Moynihan could soft-pedal his policy as "the creation of black suburbs." The creation of black suburbs, though, has been going on for many years; to some extent, it has aggravated the social disorientation of the blacks left behind. Moynihan actually has in mind a federally financed migration out of the ghetto. But to where- the white suburbs, the rural hinterlands, the sea? Whatever its messianic possibilities, the details of the migration remain unclear...

Author: By Thomas Geoghegan, | Title: The City Moynihanism | 12/2/1969 | See Source »

...show is modeled to an extent on the style of television commercials and shows like "Laugh-In," according to Jerome Kagan, professor of Developmental Psychology, because children seem to respond well to this "fast, rapid-change" style...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Professors Help Plan T. V. Show for Kids | 12/1/1969 | See Source »

...these have also participated to some extent in the post-planning stages of the "Sesame Street" project...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Professors Help Plan T. V. Show for Kids | 12/1/1969 | See Source »

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