Word: slaughtered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...given to developing nations . . . kill and maim far more Vietnamese than a Communist regime would have liquidated . . . The evil outweighs the good." The difficulty in this position is that it involves all kinds of intangible calculations, judgments and prophecies. Who can really balance the destruction of war against the slaughter of political enemies that would result from a Communist take over? Who can really count future casualties in Viet Nam and weigh them against the casualties of another war that might have to be fought later in Thailand? These are agonizing questions, on which decent men can reach different conclusions...
...Sant's followers noted that he had seemed overly eager to escape martyrdom. The whole deal, they suggested, was prearranged. But whether it was or not, Indira was clearly the winner. Lately she has been showing a tendency to buckle under public protest involving everything from cow slaughter to government control of gold merchants. This time she showed that she can also stand firm-at least until after next month's elections...
Holman quietly insists on doing his own work. Whereupon captain, crew and coolies turn furiously against him. In the last reel, after taking a rueful part in the senseless slaughter of some Chinese peasants, Holman informs the captain that he is through with American militarism, that he is going to desert the colors and help the Chinese build a modern nation. A Chinese bullet prevents the project. "I was home," he gasps as he falls dead. "What the hell happened...
...Last week Southern California, the nation's No. 10-ranked team, faced the Irish wrath. Notre Dame Quarterback Coley O'Brien, subbing for injured Terry Hanratty, passed for 255 yds., and his mates gained another 206 on the ground. Final score in the slaughter: 51-0-which ought to make Purdue a prohibitive favorite against Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. After all, Notre Dame only beat the Boilermakers...
...Jones of the Celtics -- next year's Brandeis coach -- put in a brief appearance at the end of the game. With a few seconds to go in the slaughter, the trumpeter played taps, and K. C. grinned. He said the Judges were "a good ball club, but they made a few mistakes...