Word: vitale
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...quiet winds of Memorial Day, epic voices echo from the grassy graves of the Civil War-Stonewall Jackson, vibrant and vital, writing his wife about his glory at First Bull Run: "God made my brigade more instrumental than any other in repulsing the main attack"; Ulysses Grant, daring, dazzling, slashing through the sleet against Fort Donelson without benefit of orders: 'Wo terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works"; Robert E. Lee, the superb exemplar, bareheaded astride Traveller at Spotsylvania, held back from leading the charge: "General...
Oregon was by all odds Stevenson's most impressive showing so far. It helped him recover some of the prestige he had lost through primary defeats in New Hampshire and Minnesota, gave his candidacy a psychological lift that should help him in the vital primaries in Florida (see below) and California...
...young Chinese are eager for learning and enlightenment. They band together in hundreds of small groups to discuss art, literature, music and the world of ideas. Many a shrewd Communist has been able to plant his ideas in fertile soil. With the battle all but lost in this vital salient, Thailand's Chinese anti-Communists last month sent a call for help to Formosa. Their answer came in the form of a fat, jovial, 43-year-old music teacher named Chu Yung-chen...
...road on the religious issue. Loud cries of Roman Catholic resentment at Dell'Oro's ousting suggested that the President had by no means settled the problem. But all Argentines took smiling satisfaction in the fact that opposing factions could dispute and demonstrate freely on a vital public issue without fear of Perón-style oppression. Even ex-Minister Dell'Oro said: "I'm proud of the free debates going on at this moment over this case...
Fortunately, the actions of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are not final. With active direction from the White House and leading Congressional liberals, increased flexibility and a stronger emphasis on economic assistance can be attained in order to cope with the Soviet threat and to regain the friendship of vital neutral nations...