Word: missions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Branco is not the sort to let the politicians talk on forever-not with Brazil's people in uniform squarely behind him. As tough old War Minister Artur da Costa e Silva said, "The time has now come for the army to return to its barracks. But our mission is not over. We will continue our vigilance. President Castello Branco can always count on his soldiers. At his first cry, they will be on their feet...
...recent financial difficulties of the U.N. may lead to "other kinds of peace-keeping," the ambassador explained. "It may mean that peacekeeping will have to be kept on a modest scale." Sir Patrick cited the fact-finding mission and the special envoy as two methods which should be employed more often than they...
...lawyer"-John Foster Dulles. MacArthur pleaded with Ike, declared that he had the "greatest opportunity for good since the birth of Jesus Christ, the power to make the greatest impression since the Crucifixion. You cannot fail to be remembered in history as a messiah. Yours is a messianic mission. Believe me! Your name will be called blessed." When Ike, at Dulles' urging, turned him down, Mac-Arthur said: "Goodbye. God bless...
...Russian sailors-coursed through the capital carrying signs that read, "Go Home Yank." But at the same time, a U.S. Navy task force, known as the "Concord Squadron" and headed by the attack carrier Bon Homme Richard, steamed into the Indian Ocean-merely on a good-will mission, the Pentagon pointed out. Still, all that heavy-caliber good will might have a sobering effect on the region...
...students planning to go are outstanding patriots, and I will do every-the success of their mission," Javits said in a Sanders Theatre address sponsored by the Young Republican Club...