Word: sixths
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mane Demand. In Umtali, Southern Rhodesia, caddies at the Hillside Golf Club demanded an increase in their fees after two lions were seen near the clubhouse and a lioness padded down the sixth fairway...
JULY: LEBANON. When Arab nationalism, fanned by United Arab Republic President Nasser, blasted pro-Western Iraq out of the Middle East's dwindling pro-Wrestern line-up in one night's murderous palace revolution, the U.S. sent Sixth Fleet marines and Army paratroops into Lebanon at Lebanon's request to secure it from overthrow by Nasserite rebels. Results: the U.S. 1) stabilized the situation in Lebanon for a few crucial months at least, 2) demonstrated to its allies worldwide that it was able and ready to support them, 3) showed above all that the Russians, when confronted...
...confidence and the lessons of Lebanon and Quemoy, the Pentagon stepped up limited-war capability (from sixth priority to third priority, behind deterrent and retaliatory capability). But the broadening spectrum of limited power, and the growing military-diplomatic sophistication (the U.S. staff chiefs even have a planning committee for "pseudo-military" missions such as flying refugees from one country to another), still rested -as did the whole free world-under the air cover of the Strategic Air Command...
...year, Eleanor Roosevelt was the living woman most admired by the nation, as sounded out by Pollster George Gallup. Runner-ups to Mrs. Roosevelt (a ten-time winner in the poll), this year as well as last, were Queen Elizabeth and Clare Boothe Luce. In fourth place: Mamie Eisenhower, sixth in popularity last year. For the seventh time, the pollees ranked President Eisenhower as the most admired living man, trailed by Sir Winston Churchill, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Evangelist Billy Graham and Harry Truman, who slipped from last year's third spot. Newcomers to this year's list: Vice...
...Kansas' Sixth District, where the margin of Incumbent Republican Wint Smith over Democrat Elmo J. Mahoney was so narrow (233 votes) that the committee recommended an investigation of Mahoney's charge of irregularities...