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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have witnessed, I am afraid, only the first phase of a basic conflict that may well last for the balance of this century; though I hasten to add that I am not one of those pessimists who see either World War III or the defeat of the free nations as the only alternative outcomes of this conflict. I believe we can and will avoid an atomic global holocaust and given time, courage and patience, that the tradition of dissent and freedom will prove to be a better guide for a heavily industrialized society than totalitarian communism." ... The next ten years...

Author: By James B. Conant, | Title: The President's Concluding Report: A Summing-Up and a Glance Ahead | 1/24/1953 | See Source »

...question of the moment is whether abandonment of the European Army would in fact hasten German rearmament. There is no reason to believe that the French people (or their politicians) are in any greater hurry to accept a revived German Wehrmacht and a return of the German general staff, in preference to Germans-in-European-uniforms under international command. To satisfy De Gaulle would also be to antagonize Germany, for De Gaulle insists that Germany must sign a separate treaty with France agreeing to junior status and fewer troops than the French have in France. Germany also has to acknowledge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WESTERN EUROPE: Nations Divided | 1/19/1953 | See Source »

Some partisans hasten to point out that, although Colgate by no means won its ball games with impressive scores, the team did get just enough touchdowns each time to carry it through...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: Undefeated Colgate Fields Defensively Strong Eleven, But Split-'T' Offense is Still Unproved | 10/18/1952 | See Source »

...hasten to send you a note of congratulation on an important job well done...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONGRATULATIONS | 9/22/1952 | See Source »

...germs they do not know. But, just as a hopeful pool player with no clear shot will try a combination, so will they. If penicillin alone will not work in a particular case, they may try penicillin and aureomycin together. But haphazard combinations of antibiotics may delay, instead of hasten, the patient's cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Drugs Are Dangerous Too | 8/25/1952 | See Source »

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