Word: gained
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mortimer J. Adler simply does not gain from historical experience. In his arguments against the possibility of an intelligent mechanism created by man [Jan. 12], he reminds one of those critics of past eras who loudly proclaimed the earth to be flat, or that man will never fly, or that space exploration will forever be flights of imagination and no more. Perhaps there is an ingredient missing in today's computer that prevents it from achieving intelligence. Remember: a glider is just a glider until one adds an engine. When Mr. Adler goes on to enumerate the qualities...
...tenth season, Middle Linebacker Nitschke has lost most of his hair (and teeth), but he still plays, as he puts it, "with abandon." On the very first play from scrimmage, he slammed head-on into Oakland Full back Hewritt Dixon, flipped Dixon cleats over clavicle for no gain. When the Raiders tried to run wide, Nitschke demonstrated his remarkable talent for lateral pursuit-shooting through the gaps left by Oakland's pulling guards to run down Raider ball carriers from behind. In all, Nitschke made five unassisted tackles, helped on four others and blocked a pass. Afterwards...
...University of Michigan ('33), spent his time in corporate practice until he joined American in 1959 as general counsel. During the feud between Sadler and Hogan, Spater was given more and more responsibility, ended up as a natural successor to both. Ironically, in his new position Spater will gain something that Sadler has always wanted but never got. Naming him president this week, American's board of directors is also expected to name him chief executive, succeeding C. R. Smith...
...dean, Hudnut brought to the Harvard Faculty Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, both important members of Germany's Bauhaus Institute. Hudnut worked with these men to gain acceptance for Bauhaus techniques in America...
...very simply, we have to dig in for the long haul. It is not going to be easy to change this country. To change it is going to mean struggles and anguish day in and day out for years. It will mean incredible efforts at great human cost to gain a few inches of ground. It will mean people dedicating their lives and possibly losing them for a cause we can only partly define and whose outcome we can only guess at. We must say Yes to the long struggle ahead or this service will be a mockery...