Word: prospecting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Volpe's lack of an articulate political ideology has disturbed some Republican leaders, but even more are confused, irritated, or amused at the prospect of a man whose ambition is to be a ceremonial figure. The party leaders' eyebrows and suppressed guffaws haven't deterred Volpe, however...
...gold lining in Adam Powell's recently beclouded life has been the prospect of vast profits from Keep the Faith, Baby, his platter of preachy patter. In January, Powell bragged that the record would sell more than a million copies, earning him $280,000 in royalties. But-relative to Powell's boast-the record has bombed. At most, 103,000 have been sold, and sales now are down nearly to nil. At the Record Shack on Harlem's 125th Street, Manager Buddy Franklin said that even at $1.10 off the list price of $4.79, Faith has become...
...Russian Presidium is expected to rubber-stamp it shortly, thereby completing action on the first bilateral treaty ever entered into by the two countries. A pact to prohibit nuclear weapons in space may also be ratified shortly. But agreement on the thorniest issue-anti-ballistic missiles-is a remoter prospect, though talks on the subject are scheduled to begin in Moscow soon. In the meantime, Russia is thought to be going ahead with plans to deploy an ABM system. As for the U.S., the Senate Armed Services Committee last week recommended that a multibillion dollar American ABM system...
...past few years, the School Committee has demonstrated some enthusiasm at the prospect of aiding the city's Negro children. Sadly, it never has been sure enough of its own hopes--or its mandate--to appropriate the money and thought necessary to make its programs more than token efforts. The frustrating pattern repeats itself--and Boston's Negroes can quite justifiably wonder whether the Committee's loud pronouncements, even when backed by the State Board, are worth all the attention liberal whites give them...
...military victory over the North. What success in the North specifically means in terms of ending the hostilities in the South is unclear. But as long as the United States maintains a military policy north of the 17th parallel which has become open-ended--and utterly destructive of any prospect for peace talks--the conflict in the South will continue to defy peaceful solution...