Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Starting point is the need for other free nations to join the U.S. in foreign aid programs. "No one nation, even with the legendary strength of an Atlas, could long support the world on its shoulders," said he. "The free nations of the world, motivated by both humanitarianism and self-interest, should cooperate voluntarily in a long-range program aimed at helping the presently less-privileged peoples work step by step toward a better life. Every nation should contribute to the common enterprise in whatever...
...glimmering, admitted that his party's "refusal to denounce China" would strengthen the hand of his democratic opponents in Kerala's coming elections. In Bombay state, as the price of a local alliance with their old foes, the Praja Socialists, Red leaders signed a resolution expressing support for "the Prime Minister and the government of India, in defense of the territorial integrity of our great country," then muttered complex explanations to angry party diehards. Unappeased, Puran Joshi, editor of the party weekly, New Age, refused even to print the resolution to which the Bombay comrades had subscribed...
President Jordan expressed appreciation for the strong support given the fund drive by graduates, whom he described as a "great and abiding esource." He reported that the college is building its assets more quickly than it had expected...
Stevenson, however, disavowed any intention of trying to drum up support for a possible third nomination. "I am here to see my son," he stated, as he left on the four o'clock plane to New York, after a brief four-hour stay in Cambridge...
Through the forties, then the fifties, the Band expanded at a fast rate, cutting records, touring the country, giving campus concerts, but always supporting the football teams. Since the Band's creation, its main function has been to play at football games. Its members are faithful and enthusiastic followers, and the coaches, players, and fans appreciate it. The Harvard Athletic Association, the Varsity Club, and coaches of many sports have expressed on occasion words of praise for the Band's support...