Word: progressing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...prevent such a unilateral declaration of independence, Britain's governments, first under the Tories and then under Labour, offered to hand over independence if the colonists would guarantee "unimpeded progress toward majority rule." The British then promised strict economic sanctions if Rhodesia went ahead with its unilateral declaration. A freezing of Rhodesian funds in British banks, coupled with a loss of Commonwealth preferences on tobacco and sugar, could have crushing effects on the Rhodesian economy. But since the crops are already sold for this year, and since Rhodesia can expect financial support from racist South Africa, the effects of economic...
...elementary school in one of New York City's worst slum neighborhoods, Daisy has gained 18 months in reading skill after just nine months of study. Edward proudly volunteers to read to his class. Nicky has caught up to the reading level of his classmates. They owe their progress to Principal Julius Levine's unusual method of using music and dance to help kids learn to read...
...system of three party politics, Carter said, creates a situation "in which the only losers are Negroes, liberals of any color, and progress...
While the North needs the moral outrage at Southern atrocities to stimulate local reform, Southern progress depends largely on Northern pressures...
Speaking on "The South: What Now?", Carter also sug-tested that lagging interest in voter registeration drives will make progress in civil liberties difficult. Now that it is possible to register, he said, the tedious block by block of recruiting voters will be unexciting and less satisfying than earlier civil rights work...