Word: facing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...slogan, "Tahiti for the Tahitians; Frenchmen into the sea!", Oopa's Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People swept last year's elections, and Oopa, 63, became Premier of Polynesia. Oopa accused the French of allowing the islands' copra-and-phosphate economy to stagnate in the face of a population explosion that has doubled the population (to 70,000) in 25 years. Hoping to win greater control over an economy dominated by French and Chinese businessmen, he pushed through an unheard-of income tax. A shopkeepers' strike and the fury of well-organized rioters, who stoned...
...Poorest Boom." The new need is electricity to power the province's growth. Since 1946, British Columbia Electric Co. has quadrupled its sales of electricity; but even so, the populous lower mainland and Vancouver Island face the prospect of power shortages by 1962, unless some new developments are opened. One mighty project calls for tapping the swift-running Eraser River, which alone could provide enough power to meet British Columbia's needs for years to come. A second idea is to develop the Columbia River, dammed at nine points in the U.S. and nowhere in Canada. The idea...
...team, which registered its first victory in three years when it beat Tufts, 7 to 6, will also face Dartmouth this afternoon. The squad, rested for ten days, will be looking to win their second straight game...
...their joint statement, Dulles and Chiang expressed belief that, in the face of U.S.-Nationalist determination to stand firm, the Reds "will not put their policy to the test of general...
Getchell felt that the squad, which has a 3-1 record for the year, met easier competition against Nichols than he had expected. However, the coach pointed out that the Yardlings still face the hardest games of the season, starting with M.I.T. tomorrow...