Word: wipe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...idea of academic inadequacy, he continued, has disappeared. "It is no longer agreed that when faculty venture out in the real world, someone should be along to wipe their noses," he said...
...Improve health, educational and scientific-training facilities throughout the hemisphere, with strong emphasis on programs that will wipe out contagious diseases and teach Latin Americans the basic skills required for industrial jobs...
...force, territorial disputes between neighbors and offshore fishing rights-to enable the Presidents to concentrate on economics. They want the U.S. to use its influence to help stabilize the world price of such crops as coffee, cocoa and sugar so that fluctuations on the world market will no longer wipe out their export earnings. They also want to enlist U.S. assistance in building new border-spanning roads, rail lines and communications systems to help Latin America become a more closely knit society...
...cover the patrol, were pounding the enemy. But the two Viet Cong companies proved to be two battalions instead, and the U.S. platoon was hard pressed when, 15 minutes after the artillery opened up, the first fighter-bombers attacked. Still convinced that he had a major chance to wipe out a U.S. unit, the enemy commander committed a full regiment to his attack. Meanwhile, the U.S. was helilifting in reinforcements. Within three hours, the Viet Cong regiment was being chewed to pieces not by a single platoon but by a full brigade of G.I.s. Final count: 581 Viet Cong dead...
Firepower v. Footwork. The President's new platoon also includes a military star: Lieut. General Bruce Palmer, 53, who was appointed last week as commander of Field Force II-a composite outfit of infantry, artillery and armored divisions that recently attempted, in vain, to wipe out the Viet Cong base headquarters near Cambodia. Palmer-who commanded the 23,000-man force in the Dominican Republic-replaces Lieut. General Jonathan Seaman. Having already proved his diplomatic deftness, Palmer will now have to adapt to a type of warfare where firepower counts less than footwork...