Word: faired
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...landing formed an impressive backdrop for his visit. The President was not shy about capitalizing on the feat, even promising bits of moon rock to his hosts. One Far Eastern Foreign Minister, in fact, described Nixon's approach on the Asian tour as "Apollo diplomacy." Whether that was fair or not, Nixon certainly moved with space-age speed, visiting seven countries in as many days. His whirlwind schedule and the resulting mood of if-it's-Tuesday-this-must-be-Djakarta were not very conducive to thoughtful consultations. Still, at a time when American prestige was riding high...
...raise money for cancer research. After two murder trials, two malpractice lawsuits arising from patients' deaths and last winter's much publicized divorce petition from his second wife, Dr. Sam ranks as a celebrity of sorts. He also claims to have been a pretty fair grappler as a youth, and he reportedly was something of a champion at Ohio Penitentiary, where he served nine years. "He's in great shape, lean at 6 ft. and 195 Ibs.," said George Strickland, the wrestling pro who is training Dr. Sam for the bout...
...since the Civil War. The hard fact is that this will demand sacrifices by all white Americans, including the lower middle class. But no permanent domestic accord can be reached if the white lower middle class remains per suaded that it is being called upon for more than its fair share of those sacrifices. The Kerner commission cited "white racism" as the principal cause of racial violence. Up to a point, the charge is just, and the white lower middle class carries its share of bigotry - a moral sin against blacks that will have to be paid for sooner...
Since a ward system would give both Negro and Polish voters more representation, the two groups are engaged in clas sic political trading for the benefit of both. Though prejudice remains high, there is now even talk of a joint cultural fair in Detroit, with soul food and Polish sausages...
...fair, and death...