Word: springs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...support for the world party conference scheduled for this May, the incident offers proof of Chinese intransigence, and may indeed further Moscow's hopes of expelling the Chinese from the world movement. For Chairman Mao, who plans to convoke the Ninth Congress of the Chinese Communist Party this spring, the incident is being manipulated to prove that China is truly surrounded by foes and that national unity is now a necessity as never before. For the rest of the world, any lingering doubts about the depth of Sino-Soviet antagonism were washed away in the blood that stained...
...also defended student dissenters during last spring's riots, underscoring the fact that, in a land where individual rights have all too often been abused, he puts unusual stress on human liberty. As German President, he will have little real power. Nonetheless, he can exert a substantial influence on the tone of West German life. That influence is likely to be unorthodox and refreshing. Though most West Germans worship the auto as a status symbol, Heinemann neither drives nor owns a car. Nor does he have the customary built-in German reflex about respect for authority. When a reporter...
...though, it was pride and not pain that caused Mantle to quit. He was thinking about retiring last season but, shortly before spring training, while driving from downtown Dallas to his ranch home in the suburbs, he spied some kids playing ball. "I stopped and watched them for a few minutes," he recalls, "and suddenly this great desire to play came over me. I just had to go to Florida...
...settles for increases of 4% or so, the franc will probably squeeze through. Too many concessions by the government would force devaluation. Somehow, De Gaulle must be tough enough to face down the unions but flexible enough to avoid the kind of revolutionary unrest that shook France during last spring's devastating strikes. Last week De Gaulle issued yet another "non" to both lavish wage increases and devaluation. He told his cabinet that the wage settlement offer last May was "probably too much. But what has been done is done. In any event, there is no question of going...
Benka feels that the greatest moment of his track career was at the Heps this year in his capacity as team captain. "The most exciting thing wasn't the 61' throw, but seeing Harvard win the Heps," he stated. This spring, Benka will add the discus throw to his chores as captain and shotputter...