Word: hungered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stands, the inferences appear to be two: (a) that because the Soviet Union reports a large grain crop in 1954, it is ridiculous to suppose that the Yangtse River in China could have had its worst flood in history and left a great deal of suffering and hunger in its wake; (b) that the Fellowship of Reconciliation, either out of naivete or by design, appears to be more concerned with the welfare of Communists than with that of their victims. Dealing with the first item, I would acknowledge that it is not easy to get accurate information out of China...
...people of Asia . . . need to be liberated from hunger, disease and ignorance. We must combat Communism by raising the standard of living of these people, and this means that these countries must be industrialized. Industrialization depends upon capital, technical assistance, and trade. In other words, American capital must be invested, technical assistance must be given, and our tariff rates must be lowered...
Some of Perón's countrymen see a method in the President's motorcycle madness. His enthusiasm boosts demand for motorcycles (which the government manufactures) and eases the hunger for U.S. automobiles (which the government keeps out with import fences in order to save scarce dollars). But whatever such practical motives Perón may have, the main reason for his addiction to motorcycling appears to be simply that he gets a huge kick out of the sport...
...accommodations instead of the worst. Some 500 of them trudged down Seoul's main street to Rhee's mansion behind a taxicab with a loudspeaker blaring: "We will fight to the last man for the purification of Korean Buddhism, even if we may die from cold and hunger...
...world's population-have seen at least one of Disney's 657 films, most of which are dubbed in 14 languages. And one taste of a Disney picture makes millions of moviegoers cry for more. Disney takes pleasure-and enormous profit, of course -in gratifying this hunger. Thirty million 10? copies of Walt Disney Comic Books are bought in 26 countries every month, and 100 million copies of more expensive editions (from 25? to $2.95) have been bought since 1935. Songs from Disney pictures sell $250,000 worth of records and sheet music annually. Since 1933 more than...