Word: upon
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Politics. Religious Samaritans in Viet Nam are largely dependent upon U.S. military assistance to get food and medicine to those they hope to aid. Nonetheless, most of the church-sponsored volunteers seek to be studiously neutral in their attitude toward the war and its outcome. "We are social workers and Christians and, as such, do not get involved in political questions," says Neil Brenden. "We're here to do a job." Adds Father Robert L. Charlebois of Gary, Ind., Viet Nam director of CRS: "We are here on the invitation of the government of Viet Nam to help needy...
...Organization Man" [Aug. 25] is an outstanding example of factual, in-depth reporting. Please accept my compliments for an objective and accurate description of that elusive enemy, the Viet Cong. The success of our military operations in Viet Nam is dependent in large measure upon the support and confidence of an informed public. Perceptive articles such as this provide a valuable service to the nation and to your reading public...
...neither history, science, French, nor English. Instead, I have learned how to fake an essay, how to cram, how to impress teachers, and how to comb my hair so that it will not appear to be in violation of the administration's dress code. The result is that upon leaving school one has the feeling that he never wants to "learn" another thing as long as he lives. Only through an approach such as Mr. Holt proposes will our school system achieve this ambitious, but necessary goal...
Buildings & Brides. Another coup came last year when Kroyer was called upon to salvage a 2,700-ton steamer that had sunk in Kuwait harbor and could not be raised by conventional pumping. Though he had never raised any vessel bigger than a test tube, Lab-lubber Kroyer had the answer. He shot the hull full of pea-sized, high-flotation, plastic-foam pellets until it bobbed to the surface, pocketed a handsome...
...considerably more detailed and accurate than the more completely filled-in Russian map. And even while the meeting was in session, word was received that the excellent photographs returned by Orbiter 5 would improve upon Zond 3's performance and eliminate most of the unmapped areas...