Word: prospect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...applications. Many students like the comfortable feeling of belonging, of registering approval for a political philosophy--no matter how vague--and some freshmen would rather pay $1.50 than contend with a persuasive recruiter. The desire to learn more about "the issues" and about practical politics lures many, and the prospect of meeting important government leaders attracts others. Visions of doorbell-ringing, debates and speeches, coffee-hours and committee meetings--all these dance in their heads...
...simply by refusing to defend its rights and live up to its responsibilities. And the U.S. cannot hope to escape war by running away from it, has no intention of surrendering to the Communists at Berlin or any place else. That said, President Eisenhower offered to the Kremlin the prospect of "honest negotiations," any time and in any circumstances, if they had "hope of success...
...Hubert Humphrey, who plays second to no man in devotion to the public will, made the best of it. If he decides at midsummer to go all out for the big job, announced Humphrey, he will welcome primary contests, especially the ones in Oregon and Wisconsin. Prospect: a real Wisconsin playoff next April between Humphrey and Kennedy...
Last week the two styles bumped head on. The result was a howl about sportsmanship-and the prospect of some changes in European hockey. In Prague for the world amateur championship, Canada's Belleville (Ont.) MacFarlands played so rough that they drew boos, as they had through much of a month-long pre-tournament tour. The MacFarlands needed police protection in Stockholm. In Finland they were pelted with snowballs, accused of being a "hooligan gang." In West Germany, Hamburg's Bild-Zeitung cried that the MacFarlands played "like a bunch of hoodlums . . . ramming down everything that came...
...prospect for next year's wrestlers, then, is uncertain, but not unpromising. If all the ifs turn out well, Pickett could have an excellent team. With any amount of luck--something this year's team couldn't get--they may do very well...