Word: place
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...people and weekly newsmagazines keep up this drivel about "national purpose," they may soon have to openly recognize what America really is: not a nation with something resembling a cohesive national philosophy, cultural depth, and direction, but simply a place where one comes to exploit economic opportunities, with about as much "national purpose" as a stock exchange. What America stands for is making money, and as the society approaches affluence its members are left to stew in their own ennui...
...intend, on an appropriate occasion," the President promised Democrat Humphrey, "to restate to the Congress my support for the elimination of this reservation. Elimination of this automatic reservation from our own declaration accepting compulsory jurisdiction would place the U.S. in a better position to urge other countries to agree to wider jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice...
Since Khrushchev met Eisenhower at the President's retreat in the Maryland hills, Soviet propagandists have been making great play with what they call "the spirit of Camp David," a 1959 model to replace the spirit of Geneva and the Bandung spirit. The formula is simple: appropriate a place name where talks were held but agreements not reached, then invoke it to imply common agreement of whatever you are for, or to deplore whatever you dislike...
...card of patriotism, it will not be worth it." He taunted those opponents who challenged his qualifications with the acid remark that government ministers, "rightly or wrongly, are not appointed by the opposition." Krishna Menon told Parliament that troop movements toward the border, "consistent with our resources," had taken place, and boasted that Indian armament production had nearly doubled since...
Freshman contributions have been particularly outstanding, with Yard donations now totaling $4300, already exceeding last year's final total by over $1000. Lowell House, after a disappointing start, has now moved to first place among the Houses with total gifts of $1395. Other totals through Wednesday are: Kirkland, $1360; Eliot, $1354 (with a high $7.70 average); Dunster, $1196; Leverett, $1190; Winthrop, $1175; Adams, $904; Quincy, $812 (with a low $4.75 average); Claverly, $305; and Dudley...