Word: missions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...massive Russian army convoy of heavy vehicles, field pieces and armored personnel carriers moving down the narrow roads in the foothills of the High Tatra Mountains. At their secluded camp sites in the pine-tree forests, Forbath chatted with Russian soldiers and officers, who talked amiably about their mission and offered him tea. While some other correspondents were running into trouble with both the Russian and the Czechoslovak authorities, Forbath was not prevented from visiting and viewing, perhaps because he speaks both German and Hungarian, the native tongue of most Slovaks in the area...
...much to defeat his nearest rival as the task of finding a solution to what ails the nation. And it is up to the middle-aged political veterans who are vying for the presidency to persuade an unprecedentedly skeptical electorate that they are equal to the mission...
...Thai soldiers go off to Viet Nam, the U.S. has quietly mounted an effort to help Thailand fight the Communists in the north. It consists of a small and unique U.S. military force, the 606th Air Commando Squadron, whose 66 members wear no uniforms and carry no guns. Their mission is to help the Thai government win allegiance from Northeasterners by supplying needed services, including medical aid and instruction in digging wells or building bridges. TIME Correspondent Louis Kraar recently returned from Northeast Thailand, where he observed the Air Commandos in action. His report...
Even under normal circumstances, French TV is hardly much livelier than the test pattern. Save for an occasional penetrating documentary or a good movie, programming is a dusty grind of westerns, inane quiz shows, and U.S. imports, such as Les Incorruptibles (The Untouchables) and Mission: Impossible...
Spiritual Ghetto. Even the council's statement on renewal in mission had a predominantly secular outlook. "Words of proclamation," the statement warned, "are doubted when the church's own life fails to embody the marks of the new humanity and when it is preoccupied with its own numerical strength. Too many of our discussions are about the internal concerns of our fellowship, too many statistical forms ask only about the budget and fluctuations in attendance and not about outreach and service. The Christian community needs renewal, lest it become a spiritual ghetto." The council also suggested that missionary...