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Word: hastens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...opponents of capital punishment were patient enough, they could just sit back and wait for it to fade away-in practice, if not on the statute books. But abolitionists try to hasten that fadeaway by argument...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: A FADING PRACTICE | 3/21/1960 | See Source »

...narrow the missile gap by speeding up development of Minuteman. If defense funds were unlimited, it would doubtless be well to push ahead with both the B70 and Minuteman-and build more B-58s, more Polaris submarines and more Atlases, make SAC more secure by dispersing its bases, and hasten modernization of Army equipment too. But every defense budget, whether it totals $41 billion or $51 billion, must have a limit, must make choices between alternative courses and overlapping programs. Having made their choices, however, defense planners must follow through on the logical implications of those choices-and President Eisenhower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: THE COMING MISSILE GAP | 2/8/1960 | See Source »

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