Word: thoughte
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...some extent, the enthusiasm for disarmament as a summit topic reflected a conviction that the summiteers were unlikely to make any progress on anything else. Yet more was involved. Today's armaments include weapons capable of destroying civilization-and this unsettling thought makes any rational statesman ready to consider any practical alternatives, even if he is not convinced that the choice is confined to common agreement or collective death (another possibility: continuing disagreement that does not result in nuclear...
...construction--of the $4.7 million new part. By contrast, Mather Hall, beautiful in its day, has now become second-rate. Without such "necessities" as elevators, private study-bedrooms, or large plate glass windows, the 27-year-old building holds little appeal. Quincy students consequently do not relish the thought of moving into Mather when this facility officially becomes part of Quincy next fall...
...general technique of Russian research differs radically from that in the United States. For the Soviets, Doty said, comprehensive, systematic exploration largely supplants original thought. This determined, unromantic method has paid off in the study of plastics and molecular physics but the Russians lag behind the United States in chemistry and certain of the more abstract sciences...
When Smith was brought into Eden Hospital in nearby Castro Valley, Dr. Stephen Landreth, 37, an orthopedic surgeon, prepared for a standard amputation. Then he had a thought: "This is too good a leg to throw away." He got on the telephone to Dr. Alan Gathright, 38, a vascular surgeon, 20 miles away in Oakland. Asked Dr. Landreth: "You want to try for a miracle?" Gathright did, and he sped to the hospital...
...thought after the game that the loss had meant the end of chances for an unopposed Ivy crown. News from Philadelphia, however, indicated later that Penn, playing on its own field with the services of captain John Jerbasi, had tied Yale, 4 to 4. Thus, unless fate intervenes, a Crimson victory in the Yale encounter will still give the varsity the championship by half a game...