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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President, the fight for reciprocal-trade extension without crippling amendments involves a national choice in which "every American can have a part." If enough U.S. citizens make themselves heard. Congress will listen. On the one hand, the nation can choose the way of "economic isolationism" and "cower behind new trade walls of our own building," abandoning the rest of the world to "those less blind to the events and tides now surging in the affairs of men." Or it can refuse to take the downward path and push "forward strongly along the clear road to greater . . . security and opportunity...
...much heard argument against nuclear tests is that since H-bombs are already powerful beyond comprehension, it is useless to go on developing bigger and deadlier specimens. But Teller points out that the U.S.'s purpose in testing nuclear weapons is not to make them bigger, but to make them smaller, more versatile and less dangerous to people outside the target area. Starting with the assumption that the West absolutely needs nuclear weapons to deter or defeat Communist aggression, he holds that it would be "completely inexcusable" to fail to push ahead with development of "clean" nuclear weapons with...
...Supreme Soviet Kliment Voroshilov-just re-elected to another term in his largely honorific post -strode briskly to the rostrum and took his stand behind the massed mikes. Deputies leaned forward, earphones clamped on their heads. In the expectant silence, the whirring of movie cameras could be heard...
When the hall quieted. Voroshilov launched into a eulogy more lavish than any heard since Stalin's death. The marshal praised Khrushchev as defender of "Leninist ideas," rectifier of Stalin's "mistakes." "untiring champion of peace," architect of a "majestic housing program." victor over "antiparty plotters" such as Malenkov and Molotov. Because of Khrushchev's "exceptionally fruitful work." he concluded, "it has been decided that Nikita Sergeevich should [also] remain in his post as First Secretary" of the Communist Party...
...about 1670. His descendant Franklin Clark Fry-the third in a row to enter the Lutheran ministry-grew up in Rochester, where his father was pastor of the Church of the Reformation. The small Fry showed an early attachment for the church; at the age of four he was heard to warn a friend: "You keep off! This is my father's church." He brushed up his reading technique on the minutes of synodical conferences...