Word: hardships
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Negro community, the world's biggest Jewish community, excludes both Negroes and Jews. What's more, Burglund told Bunche, the admission of Ralph Jr. would mean the resignation of at least 200 of the club's members. "Neither I nor my son regards it as a hardship or a humiliation," said Dr. Bunche. "It is a discredit to the club itself. If I were younger, I think I'd put in an application-just for the hell...
...serious side, Gibson's version of "Wayfaring Stranger" stood out. His general treatment of songs meant to convey bitterness, hardship, or sorrow, however, seemed to lack personal feeling and sensitivity, and he would do well to leave them to a master like Josh White...
...birth rate been cut so drastically in such a short time," she was distressed by the fact that few parents used contraceptives, instead relied on abortions, which are now legal and cost $2.78 if the mother can show that otherwise her health might be harmed, or that "unbearable" economic hardship might result. Margaret Sanger argued that too frequent abortions are also injurious to health, and Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi agreed. In the past year alone, there have been 1,500,000 abortions in Japan...
Twice in eleven years, in its anxiety to strengthen their hold on Eastern Europe, Russia has sought to snuff out Berlin's liberty. By their refusal to panic, their stouthearted willingness to risk economic hardship rather than accept subjection, Berliners have won the world's admiration. Today, in the tower of Berlin's City Hall, hangs the "Freedom Bell"-a copy of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, given to Berlin by the people...
While they worked behind the scenes, President Eisenhower appeared at the meeting to make a plea for his foreign-aid program. Part of that program, said Ike, is "a freer flow of world trade. We must do this without prejudice to our national security and without inflicting undue hardship on our local producers. Especially among the less-developed countries we must use every available means to assure that these people not only add to the free world's strength, but eventually become valued participants as both sellers and buyers in the markets of world trade...