Word: prove
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...boys, one American and one Indian, join forces with an elephant, Maya, for an adventure-filled jaunt through India. Terry Bowen (Jay North, once "Dennis the Menace") arrives in Bombay where reports say his father has been killed by a tiger. As he sets out to prove rumor wrong, Terry is joined by Orphan Boy Raji (Sajid Khan) and his lifelong companion, Maya. Premi...
That could prove an extremely costly decision. As Dean Rusk noted during his press conference last week: "When the U.S. puts its hand to something of this sort, something gives." Lyndon Johnson can only hope that if, indeed, something has to give in the next 14 months, it will be Hanoi's refusal to negotiate rather than U.S. patience and resolve...
...Civilian Huong. On the outskirts of the Delta city of Can Tho, Farmer Ly Van Tarn found the procedures all too honest for his liking. "My wife is ill and cannot come," he explained, "so I brought her voting card, her identity papers and a family picture to prove I am her husband. But still they would not let me vote for her." It cost Thieu an extra vote, he added, because "Thieu and Ky have shown they can work, not just talk...
...President, Thieu now gives every sign that this time he intends to be No. 1 in fact as well as in title. Whether Ky can gracefully accept Thieu's dominance remains to be seen, and a balky Vice President could well prove the most difficult problem that the President will have to face. Ky wanted the top job himself and openly campaigned for it while Thieu went around quietly gathering support among the other generals and officers. It was only after an emotional two-day showdown meeting of the ruling military group that Thieu forced Ky to stand aside...
...instance, is the amount of special drawing rights to be created. Best estimate is between $1 billion and $2 billion for a start. Though small in amount, the SDRs should, nevertheless, give the fund's membership an opportunity to test the new concept. If the drawing rights prove effective, they may be expected to be increased. As the Federal Reserve's Martin noted: "Like any new asset it must earn acceptance. You don't make a tree, a tree grows...