Word: narrows
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Taking the Lead. Said the committee: "Our horizon is too often the narrow confines of the cold war. We must, while we defend ourselves, build toward the world we and other free men seek ... a world grounded in the inherent worth and dignity of the individual . . . Not only by reason of its power, but also because of its proven capacity to combine diverse elements into a stronger whole, the United States is best suited to take the lead in bringing about this mobilization and utilization of the free world's talents...
Fearlessly at home in the water, the way a fisherman's sons often are, the Fukushi brothers splashed about last week in the protective shallows breaking over the narrow shale shelf of their little beach on Okujiri Island, ten miles off Hokkaido's southwestern shore. When 14-year-old Masami Fukushi plunged off the shelf and sprinted out into deep water toward a rock 50 yards away, his younger brothers, Masakatsu, 12, Takeshi, 10, and Takeaki. 9, quickly gave chase...
...than absorb energy from the sun. Purposely programed for the most eccentric orbit ever achieved by an earth satellite, it settled almost exactly into its planned path, first reached its record apogee some 26,400 miles straight out into space from the Cape of Good Hope, its perigee a narrow 157 miles over Singapore. With so great a range of altitude, it will pierce both of the newly discovered Van Allen radiation belts (TIME. May 12, 1958 et seq.), collect comprehensive data on phenomena ranging from the earth's ionosphere to cosmic dust...
...Chinese celebration of good luck. At Bill Quinn's headquarters on Kapiolani Boulevard, campaign workers broke out the soda pop and Primo beer, as a four-piece, aloha-shirted band hammered out Latin tunes with a fierce beat. With each bulletin feeding new totals into Quinn's narrow plurality, came still more excitement. A stocky Portuguese-Hawaiian booster gaily swung the crowd into a chorus of When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, and the band broke out into Roll Out the Barrel. And then it was official: Quinn was elected (by 4,000 votes) over the favorite. Democrat John...
...trip, Jumbo was taken on long daily walks in hope that roadwork would condition her for the climb. Special leather-soled boots 30 in. high and weighing nearly 30 lbs. apiece were built to protect her feet. To guard against the cold and against bumps and scrapes in narrow passages, she was fitted with knee pads and a padded canvas overcoat. A three-ton food supply was rounded...