Word: frontier
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...naval fleet operations, to succeed Admiral William M. Fechteler, due for retirement, as commander in chief of allied forces in Southern Europe, and Vice Admiral William M. Callaghan, commander of Far Eastern naval forces, to replace retiring Vice Admiral Francis S. Low as commander of the Western Sea Frontier...
...toughest borders to cross in all Europe is the 125-mile line between free Austria and Communist Hungary. In 1948 Hungarian Communists erected along the entire frontier a literal Iron Curtain of barbed wire in two parallel belts, each about 12 ft. high and 9 ft. deep. Between the belts they planted mines. At regular intervals they set up 30-ft. watchtowers manned by frontier police with machine guns and floodlights. Special guards with watchdogs constantly patrol the Hungarian side of the border...
...Parsons himself continually emphasizes, sociology is a frontier science, and sound appraisals of its pioneers must await further exploration. In the meantime, as one professor has declared, "No one can be a serious sociologist without being influenced by Talcott Parsons...
Shortly before the Chinese Communists seized Tibet, the Bhutan government closed its northern borders. But having no army or frontier guards, the Bhutanese were unable to prevent numbers of Tibetans from crossing into Bhutan. Many of these uninvited visitors turned out to be Chinese in Tibetan clothing. On the other side of the mountains, Red China is building a road toward Bhutan. To strengthen his government the King recently set up a Central Advisory Council composed of elders elected by tiny villages. Explained Jigme: "We have begun to sow a few seeds of democracy...
Dodgem, Too. Last week his Heartbreak Hotel was the nation's No. 1 best-selling record, and Elvis Presley himself was appearing at Las Vegas' New Frontier and getting a taste of more adult audiences. There was little screaming to be heard, but some fully grown female listeners matched the star squirm for squirm. As for Elvis, he spent some of his offstage time amusing local showgirls, but most of it amusing himself in a small amusement park, where, for hours on end, he and his cronies rode the dodgem cars, having a wonderful time...