Stories Behind Words: Birth of Basketball at Springfield YMCA
Dr James Naismith, then an instructor at the Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, proposed a winter indoor game between football and baseball seasons. In 1891 he nailed peach baskets above walls, used a ball and rules to score by getting the ball into the basket. Baskets later replaced by nets, but the name basketball came from the original peach baskets.
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James Naismith
Springfield
Mass
YMCA
Naismith
Changing Theory Of Communism And Growth Pressures
The piece discusses shifts in Marxist Leninist theory as Soviet growth lags behind the United States. It cites Pravda reports on workmanship complaints in Leningrad, warehouse stockpiles, and poor consumer goods. It notes private plots expanding and fears collective inefficiency, with Chinese accusations of betrayal amid reform trends.
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United States
Royal Institute of International Affairs
London
U.S
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pravada
Leningrad
Nikita Krushchev
Iowa
Congo Crisis The West and Reds Seek Stability
Western and African observers see little Soviet or Chinese aid to Congo rebels. U S support backs Tshombe while diplomats warn that increased Chinese involvement could drag Congo toward a Vietnam-like conflict. Local politics, UN debates, and military tensions strain the path to stability as rival factions vie for control.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Viet Nam
Algeria
Ghanna
United Arab Republic
United States
Ti Cian
Vieth Nam
Mirmoil
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Wiliam
Penfield
Phil Newsom
UPI
Moise Tshombe
Cntral
Kaanga
Christopher Ghenya
Agile
Ghenya
Tshombe
Gbenya
United Nations
Congo People's Republic
Anny
Belgium
Israel
Aloe Hee
Tshornbey
Sians
Burundi
WelCongo
Shombe
Tanganyika
Africa
Wydk Buver Mme
Cabimat
Hr Nhona
Thran
Leopoldvilla
Nam
Capwell
S. Hayward
Ars Ala
FBI
Simmons
Odne
Firwis
Semantic Top
Tefecel
Lowar Lavel
Hayward
Stevens
UTICA
Percales
Bae
Caprall
Lawar Level
Tahoe
Canwall
Lowar Layel
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