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Word: overwhelmingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Accompanied by his chic French wife Christiana, Matta set up housekeeping in a native hut. A slight (barely 100 Ibs.) man with bristling black hair and piercing eyes, he had a strange way with the wild animals-antelopes, buffaloes, lions, elephants-that were his charges, walked fearlessly among the wildest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IVORY COAST: Master of the Bush | 4/11/1960 | See Source »

The Deathwatch. At any time during the past few years Caryl Chessman might have saved his life by appealing to the Governor of California to exercise executive clemency and commute the death sentence to life imprisonment.**** But Chessman's prickly, demanding ego stands in the way. "Caryl Chessman has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUSTICE: The Chessman Affair | 3/21/1960 | See Source »

Sir: As an atheist, I have long been convinced that the overwhelming majority of people who claim to be Christians, including the organized churches, are really self-satisfied hypocrites who embrace the faith for the peace and tranquillity that a belief in infinite mercy, perfect justice and immortal life offers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 14, 1960 | 3/14/1960 | See Source »

IN the worldwide trade-and-aid war, U.S. shortcomings and mistakes are well known, thoroughly publicized. But is the Russian economic-aid program to underdeveloped countries an overwhelming success? Last week, as Soviet Premier Khrushchev granted $250 million in credits to Indonesia and rode through the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE UGLY RUSSIAN: Red Trade Blunders Benefit the U.S. | 3/14/1960 | See Source »

The Watershed. Mboya was forcing the pace. But probably not even he expected the overwhelming success that 1960 was to bring. Six weeks ago, Mboya and the entire African elected membership sat down at London's Lancaster House for a round-table conference with British and Kenya government officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENYA: Ready or Not | 3/7/1960 | See Source »

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