Word: limiteds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Egypt. Britain has not abandoned hope for Nasser, despite his purchase of Soviet arms. Britain proposes to give him all the assistance he needs, both military and economic, but with a time limit of say six months. Then, the British argue, Nasser should feel reasonably secure, might be willing to join the Baghdad pact. More important, he might sit down at a negotiating table with Israel...
...question. But there is no doubt that the practice is more widespread than ever. In fact, almost every U.S. citizen is in some way represented or affected by a lobby. The National Association of Letter Carriers is working for higher wages; the Clothespin Manufacturers of America is trying to limit imports of foreign clothespins; the Sioux Indian Tribal Council is demanding compensation for lost agricultural and game land; the American Farm Bureau Federation is pressing the Senate Agriculture Committee to broaden Agriculture Secretary Benson's soil-bank plan. As she has for some 50 years, Miss Alice ("The Little...
...Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations." The U.N. has branded Red China as an "aggressor." This would seem to be a value judgment on the part of the U.N. that Red China is not a "peace-loving" state. The fact that the Charter would limit membership to "peace-loving states" is a direct repudiation of the principle of universality that your editorial stated was a basic assumption...
...began to eat regularly, Sam put on weight. Soon he was strong enough to ask Woodman to get him a fight. By the next winter, he was good enough to whip Lightweight Champion Joe Gans (who kept the title because Sam had weighed in 8 oz. over the limit). By the time he was 18, "the Boston Tar Baby" was so good that he could beat almost anyone who would give him a bout. In 1906, weighing only 146, he tackled future Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson (185 Ibs.). Only the bell saved Johnson from a fifth-round knockout; only...
With these few exceptions, Time Limit is a fine play. Its one double-purpose set is simple, but effective, several flashbacks being achieved merely by darkening the basic scene. The play's lines are also simple, never scintillating, yet never heavy. Because of the number of developments in the play, the pace seems amazingly fast. Almost all of its characters are psychologically interesting, and most of them are convincing. Most important, the play is provocative, and pertinent...