Word: tolled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...McGovern--sprawled in a corner of the backseat--tells us about what he has to offer the voters of New Hampshire over Edmund Muskie: "I don't wait for consensus on an issue before I take a stand...I haven't waited for neglect to take such a heavy toll in Indochina. It was only after the polls showed that 75 per cent of the nation wanted to end the war, that Muskie came out against it...You can't wait for a popular consensus on an issue to make up your mind...
...caused men so condemned to abandon more extreme forms of resistance for the sake of their own survival in an environment that deemed them patently superfluous, also impelled them to resist. The inner conflicts and uncertainties produced by this interminable struggle of self against self extracted perhaps the greatest toll...
...that sprang up around Disneyland to take advantage of the influx of tourists, the designers of Disney World were careful to guard against a similar blight: the land area is large enough to keep other entrepreneurs away from the amusement and recreational areas. Sleek thruways lead to turnpike-like toll gates, and from the 12,000-car parking lot a Space Age monorail, operated by youngsters in futuristic unisex jumpsuits and helmets, sweeps visitors off to hotels and amusement areas...
...rage in East Pakistan, renamed Bangla Desh by the rebels. Using modern weaponry, much of it American supplied, the West Pakistani army and air force rain death on Bangla Death guerrillas and non-combatents alike. Accurate casualty figures are impossible to come by, but informed sources place the death toll at close to 500,000. Nine million refuges have fled across the border to India, while the number of homeless within Bangla Desh is astronomical but impossible to ascertain. As the food supply runs out in Bangla Desh, the increasing prospects of widespread famine ominously signify that Pakistan...
...tower toppled in a burst of flames, carrying a handful of students and a cache of fire bombs with it. At least two of the demonstrators were hideously burned. In the face of the riot squads, the farmers withdrew; next day their land was leveled by bulldozers. The final toll: three policemen dead, 159 police and students injured. The outlook for future demonstrations, including one set for next week against Emperor Hirohito's trip to Europe: no more play-acting by the police...