Word: missionizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...burst into For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. Even dapper Julian Amery, who last year led the diehard imperialists in an attack on Eden's decision to evacuate Suez, had only praise for Eden's achievements at the London Conference: "Far from renouncing our imperial mission, this gives us the chance to lead the world once more...
...Divinity School." Partly through the efforts of a group of alumni, and partly because of the interest shown by Episcopalian Pusey himself, the school is already at the halfway mark of the $7,000,000 endowment goal set in 1952. More important, it has taken on a new mission. Once known for a methodical sort of scholarship inherited from the theologians of 19th century Germany, it now intends to become an active leader of organized Protestant religion. To that end President Pusey and Acting Dean George Williams have been trying to collect a faculty of "men who are both churchmen...
...evening. One complaint: "My bridge partner has made four bids in a row which I have missed in the last half hour because of the noise of your damned airplanes. At a penny a point, I can't afford this." Colonel Shoup patiently explained his air-defense mission to all callers, replied to all mail complaints, even sent "his most personable officers" calling on annoyed householders...
Night Prayer. Colonel Shoup changed the take-off pattern so that jets turned away from built-up areas, schools and nearby mink ranche, (mother minks frightened by noise stop breeding). He invited community leaders to his base, briefed them on Soviet striking forces and on his defense mission, showed them a jet scramble. He notified the public of extra flight activities, spoke at civic clubs, showed groups around the base. Soon, Madison changed its mind about the Air Force. Said one elderly resident, formerly quick to complain when awakened at night by the banshee shriek of a scrambling...
...midsummer, the negotiations were stalled. Ambassador Luce hustled off to Washington, persuaded President Eisenhower to take a direct hand. His decision was to send Deputy Under Secretary of State Robert Murphy on a stalemate-breaking mission to Tito last month. With Murphy went a personal letter to Tito from Eisenhower...