Word: upon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pace. As the top-level meetings with Britain's Macmillan began, the decision was made in another White House conference to review the severe money restrictions which the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve had clamped on the economy. And at long last, the President was prevailed upon to break the news blackout that he himself had imposed on the state and progress of American missilery. With that done, the new urgency was written in the skies in the rocket's red glare. It was a week that made missile history, and a week that pointed...
...that Al had been shot to death, Tony said: "What the hell kind of a joke do you call that?" "It's no joke," said his informant. "Oh, my God," moaned Tony. "Oh, my God. No ... no ... no." He hurried to the hotel and threw himself, weeping hysterically, upon his brother's corpse...
Emlyn Williams' dramatic reading of autobiographical selections from Dylan Thomas is chiefly remarkable as a tour de force. Mr. Williams comes upon the virtually bare stage alone and aided only by lighting and a few manuscripts as props and delivers an enthralling three hours of storytelling. It would be a difficult thing to say whether his performance is a reading or a drama--his intent is surely the latter...
Pete Reider and Ed Martin typify the spirit of the Harvard squad. Neither has worked out for two weeks, but both insist upon being allowed to run. Reider believes that he can win the race...
There is some merit in all these arguments in favor of the present trend, but basically the arguments are fallacious. They are based upon misconceptions about preparatory schools, Harvard's reputation, and the nation's financial condition. Although some preparatory schools have scholarship programs, the student who goes into an exclusive New England prep school is quite different from the one who leaves it. There also seems to be the assumption that everybody would like to go to a preparatory school and that everyone wants to go to Harvard. There are several million public school students in this nation, most...