Word: followed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Minister and needing the cooperation of the Europeans, he has moderated his views recently. London says that independence is a long way off, and the British have assured their continued control of the 67-man council by retaining a majority of seats for their own appointees. But as his followers sang a little hymn to "Bwana Julius Nyerere, that you may continue to seek freedom on our behalf," Nyerere called for responsible self-government in Tanganyika next year, predicted confidently: "Independence will follow as surely as the tickbirds follow the rhino...
...restricted items. When the Pakistanis tried to check the flow with a fleet of patrol boats, the smugglers installed powerful diesel engines in their dhows, sped to secret rendezvous with mysterious tramp steamers far offshore, then raced for the Gateway of Winds faster than Pakistan customs launches could follow. From Gwa-.dar the smuggled stuff poured into Pakistan's markets by camel train, fishing boats and trailers pulled by souped-up Chevrolets along the sandy beaches...
...Medicine, there is no single cause, but there are likely combinations of causes. Some people may be able to develop antibodies against a possible cancer virus; others may have hormonal changes that are just right for killing cancer. Nutrition of cancer may also be reduced or regression may follow fever or acute infection. Such possibilities are all remote; but the fact that the body sometimes knows how to kill cancer may some day show...
...Nonsense World. The program is a tough one for any nation to follow, especially in Latin America. But Alessandri's credentials are convincing. A son of Chile's late great "Lion of Tarapacá," three-time President Arturo Alessandri, he grew up in a world of hardheaded business. He took over Chile's paper monopoly, ran it on the no-nonsense theory that what is good for the company is bound to be good for the workers, made both himself and his employees prosperous. Aside from a term as a Santiago Congressman when...
...extension to Pan Am to continue nonpassenger 707 flight tests between New York and Puerto Rico, allowing night flights and lifting the plane's weight restrictions from 190,000 Ibs. to the fully loaded capacity of 247,000 Ibs. But planes will still be required to follow strict flight and climb patterns that minimize annoyance to householders, because the Authority, said one airman, is still "scared silly" by its lawyers' warnings of possible householders' damage suits...