Word: rans
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Heeding Farmer's words, the convention passed a resolution that called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Viet Nam as well as the Dominican Republic. No sooner had the resolution been approved than Farmer was on his feet, pleading with the delegates to reconsider. CORE, he warned, ran the risk of losing support if it became involved in a peace movement. "Personally," he told the convention, "I am in complete agreement with the resolution. But I think we in CORE should make those decisions as individuals, not as an organization." The resolution was tabled...
...bombers from Guam had softened the zone with two bomb runs, the Reds made a stand in a fortified village, catching a company of U.S. paratroopers under crossfire with two machine guns. The Americans took out one gun with rifle grenades, then charged the second. The Reds broke and ran, dragging bodies with them through their escape tunnels. "There was blood all over that trench," said an American first lieutenant. "We figured we killed about 16, and their total casualties must have been close...
...last week. On Wall Street the recently battered stock market rose for the second straight week, and the Dow-Jones industrial average was up four points, to 879.49. Wall Street was further buoyed by news of another kind of surplus: the U.S. balance of payments during the second quarter ran in surplus-by about $250 million-for the first time in four years. If the trend continues, the Government will be able to relax some of its restrictions on profitable U.S. lending and investing abroad. Now that the U.S. is getting its payments under control, it feels strong enough...
Having mounted Shrew nine years ago, the American Shakespeare Fetstival has now tried again. Obviously it ran into troubles. The program credits the "original production concept" to Don Driver, who started out as the director. The staging was later taken over by Joseph Anthony. During rehearsals, the production ran through two actors for the main role of Petruchio before settling on John Cunningham (who I'm sure is the best suited of the three...
...mark as a California used-car dealer by adopting an unusual pitch. He advertised that his cars were "cheaper per pound than hamburger," marked them variously at 440 or 660 per Ib. He bought 50,000 shares of National with his profits, wound up as president after the company ran into critical financial trouble. "There were so many fires to put out," says Klein, "that I had to make a list of priority fires." Klein sold off some unprofitable properties, clipped personnel, then went to work on the theater operations. Today he puts in six days a week...