Word: pearl
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...premeditated murder masked by a toothy smile," wrote TIME a quarter of a century ago about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Another of our reports that week concluded: "The U.S. had embarked on the greatest adventure in its history: to make the world really safe for democracy...
Brother Rock. Forsaking the bright lights, Rockefeller enlisted in the Army as a private nearly a year before Pearl Harbor. He earned a commission at officers' candidate school, became a company commander in the 77th Division, and sailed to the Pacific battles behind a swashbuckling D'Artagnan mustache. An able infantryman who enjoyed the challenge and camaraderie of military life, he was popular with the troops, who called him "Brother Rock." He gave each soldier a silver dollar for Christmas, and woolens knitted by Mother Rockefeller and her friends. The 77th went through the Guam and Leyte campaigns...
...PEARL HARBOR...
...compromise in Viet Nam that might compromise his kingdom's independence and security. "To us, peace can have only one meaning," he said. "It must be peace with honor and freedom." Replied Johnson: "America keeps its commitments." Sirikit, seated next to Bhumibol in front of a motherof-pearl throne with a nine-tiered canopy (symbolizing her husband's place as the ninth King in the Chakri line), glowed in a champagne-colored gown, despite a lingering cold and a heavy dose of antibiotics. After an all-French dinner, from consomme to patisserie, the Royal Navy Orchestra played Bach...
...brandy and Coke. Zambian copper-belt workers, who once paid threepence for a home-brewed raspberry drink, now pay sixpence for "sophisticated" sodas. Everywhere, increasing ownership of refrigerators has lifted soft-drink sales. In Hong Kong, U.S. brands hold 60% of a $13 million market against such competitors as Pearl River, an aerated bottled water shipped from Red China...