Word: leaded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first five or six years after the retreat to Formosa, the Generalissimo regularly spoke of reconquering the mainland "next year." Today it has become "soon" or "when the time is ripe." Aware of U.S. fears that a Nationalist attack on the mainland might lead to World War III, Chiang has also come to emphasize that "there is no need for a world war or for the U.S. to participate, directly...
...harvest season is at hand, but there are no farmers in the fields. Two hours before we arrived, a hunk of shrapnel had blown the head off 40-year-old Li Wen-pi as he tried to lead his horse to safety. Even in the late afternoon, when no shells were falling, Kuning-tou's deep, dank underground shelter was crowded. The Communists are calculating their artillery fire to harass Quemoy's nerves-there is always fire at mealtimes and just after bedtime. Any crossroads is an unhealthy place to pause...
...Yale's Coach Jordan Olivar, who earlier criticized the rule ("I'm disgusted. It's an unimportant change"), found out just how important it was. Yale scored first, ran for two points for an 8-0 lead, forced Connecticut to go for two late in the game. Connecticut missed, and Yale had a hair-thin 8-6 victory. ¶ Ohio State's Frank Kremblas succeeded on two pass conversions, found that they made the difference in a 23-20 victory over Southern Methodist, which could complete only one pass in three after touchdowns...
...wife had died a short time before, and preparations for their afterlife were well advanced. On the hill behind the villa, a temple 40 ft. square was partly constructed, and its inner sanctuary was prepared to receive the dead. The bodies of the master and his wife, sealed into lead coffins, were lowered into the earth. Food and drink were put into the grave as provisions for the journey to the isles of the dead. Two knives and two spoons were placed neatly beside the coffins. "It looked like a picnic basket." said Meates. "laid out for these two individuals...
...relieve the "genuine distress" of the lead and zinc industry. President Eisenhower announced the expected quotas that will cut imports of the two metals 33% from their current levels. Set at 80% of the 1953-57 average, the quotas will allow imports of 354,720 short tons of lead, v. a five-year average of 481,638 tons, and 520,960 short tons of zinc, v. a five-year average-of 651,200 tons...