Word: semi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Then De Gaulle moved on to a subject the committee was anxious to hear more about-the question of the territories overseas, including the vast areas of French West Africa (see next page), French Equatorial Africa and Madagascar. For these, De Gaulle offered three choices: 1) status quo,as semi-autonomous territories; 2) integration as departments of France; or 3) some form of federation with France, with increased self-government...
...colons and timid usually needless commas-but the vigorous space dash separating rhetorical breathing (as jazz musicians drawing breath between outblown phrases). No pause to think of proper word but the infantile pileup of scatological buildup words till satisfaction is gained. If possible write 'without consciousness' in semi-trance...
David Moore and Fred Fischer reached the semi-finals in men's singles. The other two berths will be decided later in the week in matches involving William Fullard, Frank Hollman, Jerry Larner and Jeff Eaton...
...matches played Tuesday, William Fuller and Charlotte Sullivan trounced the Genehi-Carroll duo, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the final. The other match, also a semi-final contest in the mixed doubles division, was won by Atkinson and Moore, 6-1, 14-12. The tournament schedule has had to be tightened considerably because of rain...
...even Petrobrás' operational boss is very happy with its showing. He is blunt, able U.S. Oil Geologist Walter Link, 56, once chief geologist for Standard Oil (N.J.), who was lured out of semi-retirement in 1955 by a tax-free salary of $100,000, plus the promise of a free hand. He has put together 15 crack geologic field parties, ten gravimeter and 15 seismographic crews, 36 wildcat rigs. But so far he has not found a single economically operable well outside of Bahia, despite the fact that Brazil has some...