Word: testing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Thus, while he was increasing the arsenal of long-range nuclear missiles, he expanded the number of combat Army divisions from eleven to 17, beefed up Special Forces, trebled the helicopter troop-lift component, and increased the number of guided-missile surface ships from 23 to 72. A stern test of his ability came in 1965, when the U.S. deployed 100,000 troops and their logistical support across the world to Viet Nam in just 120 days...
...outward appearance, East German Boss Walter Ulbricht's New Wall is even less passable-even, in fact, less plausible-than the crude barrier that first shocked the world six years ago. Ulbricht's new design (see diagram) has been conceived with chilling efficiency; to test it, the East Germans erected a prototype at an army camp, rounded up some of the country's best athletes and let them try to cross the barriers without interference. None could makeit. Ulbricht has already completed nearly a third of what he calls his "modern border," hopes to rebuild the entire...
...considering two alternatives to the present requirement which compels students to obtain a score of 560 on a College Board Achievement test, or take two full courses in a language at Harvard, or, if they have had two years of high school language instruction, take one full course at Harvard...
Quite naturally, they fear he will be too "amenable" to Washington. But American policy makers question this point. Said one State Department official, "If malleability were the test, Plaza would be a far worse choice for us than the other two. We could probably control them far more easily." He pointed out that Plaza comes from the non-Communist Latin American nation which has given the United States the most trouble in the past year. Ecuador has demanded the withdrawal of our ambassador from Quito. We complied. And it was Ecuador's President Arismendi who delivered a stinging attack...
...April 30 Massachusetts Primary is shaping up to be the crucial test for McCarthy's campaign. He will come here from the Wisconsin primary, a state where he is acknowledged to be strong. Nevertheless, the Bay State will be no pushover. It has a reputation for being hawkish and has repeatedly rejected peace candidates...