Word: testing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thus they find themselves in a vicious circle. In this situation, there is more and more talk of the need to find a formula to end the war. Some suggest a bombing halt to test whether, as United Nations Secretary-General U Thant maintains, Hanoi really will show up at the negotiating table in a matter of days. Others propose the establishment of a joint command to give the U.S. greater leverage over the erratic South Vietnamese army. But one U.S. officer argues: "We've got to make sure that when we walk out of here some...
...using an ohmmeter, the Buildings and Grounds inspectors will be able to test the current in the alarm circuits without activating the loud horns, Zeph Stewart, Master of Lowell House, said yesterday...
...inspectors, however, will continue to test the horns semi-annually during vacation periods...
...ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were a sacred rite, quite distinct from any other facet of the classical existence. They were the supreme test of the individual, and in his triumphs a source of great pride to the chauvinistic city-states. During wartime the Greeks would halt hostilities to observe the Olympiad--a tribute to the gods. In a very important way, the Games and athletics in general stood above the political sphere...
...past has prided itself on a unique approach to athletics--one which honored the amateur, the clean-living truly-competitive Bill Bradley--then this is a crucial time to reaffirm these concepts. There must not be a policy which will deprive America's youth of the opportunity to test themselves against the world's best...