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of "troika" was being pressed
in his place and a tmospher ic nuclear
tests had recently byen resumed
by the Soviet Union.
Those were anxious days
for mankind -- and some men
wondered aloud whether this or -
ganization could survive. But
the 16th and 17th General As-
semblies achieved not only sur-
vival but progress. Rising to
its responsibility, the United
Nations helped to reduce the
tensions and helped to hold back
the darkness.
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