Word: unselfishness
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Frank White, the varsity wingback whose left-handed pass to Bob Cochran won the Yale game, has been named "New England College Football's Unsung Hero of 1954" by the Boston Tobacco Table. The award is given to the player "who best shows unselfish devotion to his school and fellow players...
...January took a great deal of courage. In dropping the Fifth Amendment, discussing their own activities freely, and balking only when they were asked to give the names of others, they were voluntarily subjecting themselves to contempt proceedings. Not only was this a courageous act, but it was an unselfish one, for it was done largely to clear away the suspicion which had attached to the University because of the earlier refusal to discuss Communist activities here...
...these days when corruption is ordinarily recognized only in governments long in power, most young state administrations are fairly popular. Governors needn't kiss babies to get publicity; every legislative message, highway dedication, school visit, or pardon for Killer Slazem is framed to make the governor appear benevolent and unselfish. The governor's access to publicity has allowed Dewey to use the Executive Mansion in Albany as a sounding board for the Eisenhower violin. It will soon reverberate a sweet, Democratic refrain...
...could not win the general election in November, and perhaps not even the primary. The G.O.P. turned on the pressure, urged him to withdraw in favor of able ex-Congressman Clifford Case. Finally, party leaders told Hendrickson bluntly that he must go -but let him know that such unselfish sacrifice would not be forgotten. Hurt, and a little bewildered, Hendrickson withdrew this spring. Thus Case was assured the Republican nomination...
...population is starving, all of humanity can, in principle, be nourished adequately. We see that, although world populations are increasing rapidly, those populations can, in principle, be stabilized . . . But it is equally clear that the achievement of this condition will require the application of intelligence, imagination, courage, unselfish help, planning and prodigious effort . . . Man is rapidly creating a situation from which he will have increasing difficulty extricating himself...