Word: proof
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...could: 1) offer to disarm to any limit the other powers would be willing to go to under strict regulation; 2) propose to ban mass-destruction weapons if others would agree to cheat-proof supervision and inspection; 3) suggest that the United States would agree with others and with adequate guarantees of compliance to limit the proportion of key resources that could be used for arms so that more could go into peaceful goods; 4) reiterate the right of civilized peoples everywhere to governments of their own choosing, at free elections, by secret ballot and without outside interference; 5) emphasize...
...could never have more than three directors on the board at one time." The traditional right of a majority is also "impaired," since the majority would have to "wait for two or three years" to get control of the company. Claim & Counterclaim. Wolfson's court victory was no proof that he would win the proxy fight. Ward President Edmund Krider, who said that the company had spent $125,000 on the fight so far, boasted that Avery had proxies for "well over 51% of the 6,700,000 shares outstanding." Therefore, said Krider, "There is no chance that...
Trapped Axis. According to one school of geology, something of the sort may have happened many times already. The shift of the poles would explain remains of tropical vegetation found near the present poles and signs of glaciation found in the present tropics. Another proof: the magnetic particles in many ancient rocks do not point toward the present magnetic poles (TIME, Sept...
Glass-Fiber Pool. An oval glass-fiber swimming pool 3 to 5 ft. deep, 30 ft. long and 15 ft. wide has been put on the market by Los Angeles' Paddock Pool Equipment Co. The pool is rust-and corrosion-proof, more resilient than conventional steel or masonry types, costs about 50% less. Installed price, including excavation and components (filter plant, color trim, concrete coping and walk): between $2,200 and $2,600, depending on the area and ease of installation...
...Long Ball. There is little danger of Mike's collapsing. He has the crowd-proof calm of a winner. Once he is on the tee, his green eyes settle into a squint, his rugged shoulders swivel through a couple of practice swings; then he steps up to belt the ball a country mile. Lately he has been trying so hard to substitute control for power that his drives sometimes roll out to a mere 300 yards. A perfectionist with his irons, Mike is one of those rare types, a long-ball hitter who can also handle approaches and putts...