Word: familiarization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...peaceful programs for the Vietnamese, the President's mission reflected his determination to continue what he calls his "two-fisted" approach to the war: a simultaneous attempt to wage the conflict with vigor while hoping to end it at the negotiating table. Johnson had resumed that now-familiar stance earlier in the week when he announced resumption of U.S. bombing of North Viet Nam while taking his peace offensive to the United Nations...
Local swimming aficionados were surprised last weekend by several lineup changes instituted by Brooks. Bob Corris, formally a starter in the 200-yard breaststroke, led off the 400-yard freestyle relay, failing through his leg in a fast 50.4 seconds. However, Corris will return to the more familiar individual medley or his spot in the 200-yard breaststroke. Sophomore record-holder Bill Shrout only swam in one event against Penn, the 50-yard sprint, which he won handily. However, Brooks will use him in the 100-yard freestyle, one of his specialties, and possibly as anchor...
...finally, students should consult their local board to clarify their status at any time if they are in doubt. Many people are afraid to do this because they think they will have made themselves familiar at their local board. This is not the case at all; a man is drafted when his number comes up and not his face...
...tribe for centuries, do the Havasupai feel comfortable. Yet the world beyond Highway 66 is now beginning to shatter that security. The Grand Canyon Dam is rising up river, meaning water and power for California. The Havasupai lands won't be flooded, but their rapids will disappear and the familiar will be rendered strange...
...nations, in Rostow's phrase, to "take off" into self-sustaining economic growth. This they believed, was feasible for most countries; and when it was reached, the need for special external assistance would end. Next they pointed out that non-economic factors determine growth. Thus, in addition to the familiar range of economic issues -- industrialization, agricultural methods, sources of energy, the internal market, inflation, balance of payments and soon -- they brought in structural change, land reform, the roles of the public sector and of private entrepreneurship, political development and other social and cultural adjustments required, as Millikan...