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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ante worried Hays more than the morals of the matter ("I do not know what the quid pro quo was") or the economics ("He is doing what the President says -'Buy Now' "). To keep it from soaring higher at U.S. expense, Hays introduced an amendment striking out $400,000 in military aid and $200,000 in technical assistance funds to Trujillo...
...freighter, City of Bath, on which he serves as medical officer. Bearded, pipe-smoking Dr. Dillon explained that he was a victim of hypospadias, that he had sensed in his teens he was different from other girls, and that his voice "became deeper than a female's but higher than a male's" when he was 20. From 1945 to 1949 he underwent a series of operations to make him a more complete male. In 1951 Dr. Dillon published "A Study of Endocrinology and Ethics," a medical account of his own case, although he did not identify himself...
Touring the United States on a new exchange program, the group explained that their ages range from 28 to 38 because they are editors of publications for the youth. In fact, only three are students, and these are "seeking a higher degree." The others are professional journalists...
...live in decency and some dignity," now says: "I shrug; I laugh; I work. What else is there to do?'' Campbell traveled with Vasagam. another government agent, who was trying to implement the Gandhian ideal of equality for the untouchables. In a typical village he saw the higher castes stand sullenly by as Vasagam led untouchables into temples and restaurants. The next day he also saw that all utensils touched by the untouchables were cast away and broken, all places they had entered were scrubbed with milk and purified. Campbell agrees with Vasagam's sighing comment...
Then the Elis pulled out slightly. Penn and Syracuse were far behind the Crimson. The varsity shortened up on its slides and ran the stroke higher. It appeared to be gaining slightly, although certainly not enough to have caught the powerful Yale varsity. Then came the crab and a close win over Syracuse for third place...