Word: west
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Africa's millions of pennywhistle gamblers, and inscrutable advice to the lovelorn (to a man who asked how he could retrieve the cash investment he had made in two potential wives, "Dolly," Drum's marital expert, coldly suggested: "Providence will reward you"). The difference between the West African, who does not mind being black, and the South African native, who does, shows up in Drum's two editions; e.g., a pomade ad in the South African edition promises to de-kink hair, but for West African readers the same product touts its ability to preserve natural curl...
...West Point, students will increase work in the humanities by about 15% this fall. Vocational courses such as map reading and graphics will be clipped enough to increase classes in the social sciences by ten minutes each. But like Annapolis, West Point will continue to emphasize science (62% of the nonmilitary curriculum). This year West Point will boost studies in nuclear physics, electronics, the effects of radiation. Plebes who are tops in mathematics will leapfrog into advanced subjects, e.g., vector analysis...
...Military Academy is still in the middle of a wide-ranging study of the curriculum, begun last year by querying 13,000 West Point graduates (including Dwight Eisenhower) on what changes they thought should be made. The alumni came up with a good many provocative ideas, e.g., women instructors, but agreed on little. West Point then called in a panel of consultants headed by Dr. Frank Bowles, president of the College Entrance Examination Board, who urged 1) some elective courses, 2) more humanities and 3) more specialization in the upper classes. "The problem is where...
...Brazil and India, assembly lines in Mexico, South Africa, Belgium, Ireland. Together, they are striving to shrink the company's order backlog of 82,000 cars and trucks, equal to six months' top production. As a result. Daimler-Benz stock is one of the greatest sensations on West Germany's booming stock market. A blue chip by nature, it is also the market's star riser, has gone up 400% in the past year, and last week alone jumped 10% to hit $800 a share...
...TRADE TROUBLES in West Germany are growing as German firms refuse to abandon traditional sources to buy Soviet raw materials under 1959 trade protocol calling for 50% increase in Russo-German trade. Germans speculate that Soviets will recall their trade councilor in disgrace because of program's failure...