Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL. Old (94) Mathematician-Philosopher Russell's own witty account of his dour and dotty early life and career never explains-but does help people understand-why he is such a conundrum...
Each week, by plane, train, truck - and local mail carriers, TIME is rushed to its readers in 185 countries. And sometimes, given unexpected help, the magazine's circulation reaches far beyond our far-reaching distribution system. For more than three years, 37 readers on an isolated Pacific island have been receiving TIME in, of all things, a tin can. The copies arrive courtesy of William H. Dame, the gift-shop manager on the Matson Lines' S.S. Monterey, who loads a watertight container with recent issues each time his ship passes the volcanic isle on its transpacific trips. Waiting...
...later, Constantine told the colonels: "Don't become arrogant. Don't become bullies. Have only two ideas: First the people. Second, bring back democracy. If you believe in God, have him inside you. If I'm informed and if I'm listened to, I can help...
Moving in with the second wave of attacking troops, Cathy dodged machine-gun fire, clicked off frame after frame as she and the men scurried up the hill. She stopped long enough to record one particularly poignant sequence-a corpsman bending to help a wounded buddy, jerking upright in anguish when the man died, and plunging away, yelling "I'll kill them! I'll kill them!" At the summit she flopped into a bomb crater, kept on aiming her camera. At 22, Cathy is used to such scenes. She spends more time at the front-three weeks...
Dean Monro and Dean Watson, with the help of admission files, proctors, advisers, teachers, and coaches, classify each freshman under the following headings. The names and ratings given below are imaginary. ADAMS, AIKEN, ALLEN, ALT Carl John Peter David Secondary School type 5 2 3 5 (See below) Rank in class 15 4 3 23 Size of class 250 300 65 220 Advance standing -- AP -- -- Rank list (First term) 3 2 3 4 Predicted Rank List 32 26 29 35 SAT scores 4 2 3 3 Extracurricular--secondary 3 3 1 4 Athletic--secondary 2 4 3 1 Personal...