Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Indonesia, Malaya and the Philippines are "triplets who became separated at birth, who were placed under the care of different foster parents but who have now come of age and are trying to rediscover their common origin and shape their common destiny." This description of the three Malay states was offered last year by Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal. In Manila last week, the top ministers of the three nations made plans to bring the triplets together again. The event suggested that, at least for the time being, cantankerous Indonesia is getting to be a more responsible citizen in the Southeast...
...being constructed to divert water to Los Angeles. Three times in the 1930s, Arizona unsuccessfully brought suit against California in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1952 Arizona sued again. The Supreme Court assigned Simon H. Rifkind, New York lawyer and former federal district judge, to assemble facts and shape a recommendation. Rifkind held a marathon trial in 1956-58, gathered testimony from 340 witnesses, accumulated a transcript of 26,242 pages, and eventually, in early 1961, submitted to the Supreme Court a 433-page report...
Although Africa is full of talk about mergers and federations of new nations, often the unity schemes are no more firm than maps drawn in the sand. But in Kenya last week, a serious, sensible and long-considered plan took shape...
...beginning of the Program, the Yard dormitories were in even worse shape than the Houses. With 167 upperclassmen living in Wigglesworth, and with half of Weld occupied by administrative offices, 843 freshmen were crammed into living space designed for 557. Two freshman dormitories were purchased on Prescott Street (Hurlburt and Green- A Program for Harvard College 1. TEACHERS To Support Faculty Salaries $16,000,000 For New Chairs 5,000,000 2. STUDENTS Financial Aid to Undergraduates 4,000,000 Endowment to Support Athletic Program 2,000,000 A Health Center 2,500,000 3. A PLACE TO LEARN Library...
...commodity market that is in better shape than ever is the esoteric and specialized worldwide market in postage stamps. In Manhattan last week, the costliest stamp in history was auctioned for $41,000 by Bernard Harmer, U.S. partner of London's H. R. Harmer Ltd., the world's leading stamp firm. It is a pale blue, unused 2? Hawaiian Missionary stamp-so called because such stamps were mostly used by Christian missionaries writing home in the mid-19th century-and it replaced the renowned British Guiana one-cent magenta ($32,900) as the world's most valuable...