Word: mented
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...years later he openly opposed Rhee's re-election to the presidency, and in 1956 earned Rhee's abid ing hatred by getting himself elected Vice President on the Democratic ticket. Rhee isolated him by excluding him from all participation in govern ment, did not even speak to him except on ceremonial occasions. Then an assassin took a potshot at him, hit ting him in the hand; Chang was so shaken that he retired to his home, surrounded himself with hand-picked bodyguards, and rarely ventured forth. And though he courageously continued to denounce the corruption and brutality...
...figures on jobs were not so cheering. The Department of Labor announced this week that unemployment rose to about 4,200,000 in March (slightly above 5% of the working force), and employ ment slipped back slightly to just above 64 million, both against seasonal trends. One reason: the monthly employment sample was taken during a week when a blizzard hit several parts of the country preventing many seasonal workers in agriculture, construction and trade from being rehired. The Labor Department expects employment, which began to turn up in late March and early April, to rebound sharply this month...