Word: sphere
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rather than being narrow, classical civilization extended for fifteen hundred years, included two basic literary tongues and the basic thought of almost every every sphere of human knowledge, and has left a profound imprint on all succeeding cultures. Both modern democracy and Marxist communism have their theoretical origins in classical thought...
...Haley and others have even made suggestions as to how mankind must treat any alien races it meets in its future explorations of space. But the problems that have now grown to immediate concern are the old thorny ones of sovereignty that have constantly plagued international relations on this sphere...
...Vatican station will broadcast from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (old schedule: four hours in the afternoon, five at night) in Latin and 27 other languages, including Russian, Chinese and eleven others of Communist-sphere countries. Announcers are 20 Jesuits, each a language specialist. U.S. short-wave sets can receive the station in the 31-, 41-and 48-meter bands. In addition to news, theological talks and church ceremonies, the new broadcasts will include chamber music once a week...
...difference in weight, he explained, was probably due to the shape and size of the rocket, compared to a sphere with a 23-inch diameter. He added that the weight of the instruments and the dog in the forward section of the cylinder might also total more than the mass of the first satellite...
...only reason that Tito could wish to deal with the communist sphere is that his financial needs have not been satisfied by the West. The fault for this situation lies, in part, with America, for discouraging trade with communist nations, simply because they are communist...