Word: gain
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...make to reflect your invisible dreams in visible pictures. You use a glass mirror to see your face: you use works of art to see your soul. But we who are older use neither glass mirrors nor works of art. We have a direct sense of life. When you gain this you will put aside your mirrors and statues, your toys and your dolls...
...proposed Apollo recovery that had our trio of astronauts stepping onto the Hornet and then shaking hands with President Nixon before being packed off into a world of saran-wrapped sterility--all in all, a delightful thought, in which the nation and the moon germs could only stand to gain. Unfortunately, it didn't happen, Houston, unwilling to sacrifice such other-worldly germs, packed them and the astronauts off to the Lunar Receiving Station free of any presidential contamination...
...main goal is give a group of leading young people an opportunity to gain insight into the American way of life. The seminar also affords them an opportunity to compare the problems and conditions of their own countries with those in the United States and the countries of their colleagues...
Even the most recalcitrant whites are likely to accept social integration at a faster rate if they gain far more than they lose in the process. One idea should certainly be tried out in the hundreds of lower-middle-class schools that are now in many ways just as inferior as those in black ghettos; these schools should be upgraded while being integrated. Instead of punishing communities that fail to integrate, for example, the Federal Government might well reward those that do so by increasing their subsidies. Equally important, the cities must soon combine help for black ghettos with more...
...moved like a Yoyo. For the first 21 trading sessions, the Dow-Jones fell straight down, dropping briefly below 800 to a point even lower than it was five years ago. At midweek, a long-awaited rally suddenly began. The Dow struggled up H points on Wednesday, its first gain in almost two weeks. In the week's final two days, it jumped 23 points, to close at 827. The rally at first was fired by false rumors that banks planned to reduce their 81% prime interest rate. Brokers called the rebound a sign that investors were eager...