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...half of all Tory voters, feel that Winston Churchill should retire. In the months before the conference, Sir Winston twice set a date for retirement, twice put it off. Two weeks ago, he suggested that Eden should leave the Foreign Office and become Deputy Prime Minister, where he could acquaint himself with domestic problems. As an inducement, he even offered Eden the use of Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence (which Churchill has never liked as much as his own home, Chartwell). Eden resisted, feeling that as Deputy P.M. he would have much of the dirty work, little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Heir | 10/18/1954 | See Source »

With the Heptagonals only three weeks away, Coach Bill McCurdy will probably try to acquaint his runners with the five mile course, the longest distance they have run this season. Both the Hops and the IC4A meet are run Van Cortlandt Park...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harriers Expect Fourth Win Against Lions, Penn in N.Y. | 10/15/1954 | See Source »

Shooting for the film will begin this Saturday and will be completed sometime next year. PBH will use the film to instruct PBH workers and to acquaint other colleges and interested groups about PBH work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Films to Make Documentary on PBH Social Work | 4/30/1954 | See Source »

...Council decided to investigate the advanced standing report of the administration and to attempt to acquaint the student body with both side of the question...

Author: By William W. Bartley iii, | Title: Student Council Rejects Claverly Honor System | 2/24/1954 | See Source »

...both cases, the ladies were acting as "grass roots" members of an oddly named new organization called IGHUGS. The movement had its start a year ago when a group of Quaker Oats Co. officials* started an organization entitled IGHAT (I'm Gonna Holler About Taxes), mostly to acquaint workers in its 22 plants with the high cost of Government. A fortnight ago, IGHAT's originators and new confederates from other corporations unveiled IGHUGS (I'm Gonna Howl 'bout Unneccessary Government Spending) as a successor to the original movement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ORGANIZATIONS: IGHUGS | 2/15/1954 | See Source »

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