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Word: lows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...December (see FOREIGN NEWS). "Time," said he pointedly, "is slipping by ... Fashions [of diplomacy] have seemed to change a little bit ... I would prefer always . . . to do these things by diplomatic means, and then finally get heads of government agreement." This time the President reversed his position that preliminary low-level talks must precede a summit meeting. Said he: "Where you do have a dictatorship there is only one man who can make decisions ... If you are going to make agreements that are useful with the Soviets, you are almost compelled to do it . . . with the heads of government." Still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Pressing the Summit | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

...travel agents, gathered in their hotels, Castro tourist officials solemnly declared that onetime Hero Matos was a "counterrevolutionary, a running dog of the plantation owners." Then, just as Castro, returning from Camaguey, stepped out of his helicopter in downtown Havana, the DC-3 from Florida roared low over the skyline and dumped its load of white pamphlets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: No Time for Tourists | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Against Dartmouth, the varsity showed no improvement. In fact, the spirit seemed to reach a low point for the season, as crucial blocks again and again fell down, and the needed yardage was missed. This kind of play is not indicative of the team's potential, and must be stopped if there is to be improvement...

Author: By Alexander Finley, | Title: Penn Eleven Favored Over Crimson | 10/31/1959 | See Source »

...student last September. As one student put it, "This letter is known in Penn circles as the 'On Being Good' letter. It is evidence of the administration's opinion of the level of maturity of the students. It even looks like evidence of a policy to keep that level low...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Pennsylvania Balances Actuality Against Hope of Valued Learning | 10/30/1959 | See Source »

...work are reclassified as Pass majors, and candidates for a regular degree cannot remain in their major field if their average falls below C-. Students disqualified from concentration must raise their grades to the required level to gain re-admittance. Bradley calls both minimums--especially the C- requirement--"too low," and he is determined to up them soon...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Pennsylvania Balances Actuality Against Hope of Valued Learning | 10/30/1959 | See Source »

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