Word: fostered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...complaints of Colonists in benighted America. After a few piddling misunderstandings, he benevolently suggested in 1776 that they draw up a declaration of independence and make a go of it without the Mother Country, thus anticipating the end of colonialism even before establishment of the Empire. - To foster naval technology, meteorological research and Anglo-Hispanic relations, Spain's King Philip II sent his Armada on a good-will visit to Britain. On its completion, all participating mariners agreed that the cruise had given them a wealth of experience...
...BLACK AMERICA (CBS, 10-10:30 p.m.). Second in a seven-part series, "The Black Soldier" follows the history of the Negro in our wars from the Revolutionary days up to the black G.I. in Viet Nam. George Foster narrates...
...movement symphony, A Night in the Tropics, show how much he loved the Negro, Creole and Latin American melodies and rhythms. More important, they show that he handled those native folk ingredients with astonishing sophistication, charm and originality. Listening to his music is often like hearing Stephen Foster delivered with the elegance of Chopin and the romantic flair of Berlioz...
STAR ISLAND BOY, by Louise Dickinson Rich (Franklin Watts; $3.50). A foster child, pushed from home to home, discovers warmth and a sense of identity among the lobster fishermen on a bleak Maine island...
...couple seeking to adopt a child, were seated in the Buffalo offices of the Erie County Children's Aid Society. On screen, they saw a video-tape recording of Amy, 2½, also a Negro, who had been given away by her mother at birth, raised in a foster home, and was now up for adoption in Wilmington...