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Word: turn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Asian question, and would be disposed to help keep the peace. But the bigger point is that Governor Rockefeller has made this plan a national and world issue. I congratulate him-a great and brave step. If the present negotiations in Paris should get into a jam, they might turn to this plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 2, 1968 | 8/2/1968 | See Source »

...eastern part of the country, some villagers bantered with the Soviet troops, even offered them flowers and glasses of wine. In turn, the Russians played their accordions for the people, sang songs, kicked around a ball with the youngsters and even helped farmers to harvest their crops. The regime in Prague was unconcerned over this fraternization, indeed was proud of the restraint showed by its people. The fact was that the entire nation was eager to get rid of the troops as soon as possible; the flowers and wine constituted a shrewd Czechoslovak tactic to persuade the Russians that they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Toward a Collective Test of Wills | 8/2/1968 | See Source »

Fear of Demonstrators. In deference to Soviet wishes, Prague kept the arrangements for the summit shrouded in secrecy. The Russians were not only testing the Czechoslovak leaders to see if they can keep anything secret these days; they were also said to be terrified that hordes of Czechoslovaks might turn out to demonstrate and present petitions, as has become their habit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Toward a Collective Test of Wills | 8/2/1968 | See Source »

...most expensive," but the guide suggested that the bishops "get someone to take you." A few episcopal frowns, of course, were directed at the whole idea. Said the Rt. Rev. Oliver S. Tomkins, 60, Bishop of Bristol: "If there are some visiting bishops who can afford to turn their spare time into such an expensive spree, they could have been left to find out for themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 2, 1968 | 8/2/1968 | See Source »

Dear Lord, Your Chief Servant, the Minister of Church has been led by the whites to preach and teach, "If you're hit on one cheek, turn the other." But Blacks across the nation have adopted the philosophy "If you raise your white hand to hit or misuse me or mine, whoe gonna put out the fire at the fire station...

Author: By Harold Vann, | Title: A Black Man's Lament | 7/30/1968 | See Source »

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