Word: amer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...remark of Emerson's applies very well to Hopper's own paintings: "In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty." Hopper is clearly a genius of this kind; he paints not only what Amer icans have seen from the corners of their eyes, but also what they have dimly thought and felt about...
Within 48 hours after Jordan's election of an anti-West, pro-Nasser Parliament, Nasser's No. soldier, Major General Abdel Hakim Amer, flew into Jordan's capital city of Amman. He quickly negotiated a pact to align Jordan's army, alongside those of Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia, under Amer's command in case of war with Israel. The reaction of Israel was swift. Premier David Ben-Gurion proclaimed a partial mobilization of Israel's armed forces, as "a precautionary measure and to safeguard the security of Israel's borders and border...
Closest to Nasser is the man to whom he first confided his conspiratorial ambitions in 1942: Army Chief Abdel Hakim Amer, 36. He still plays chess with Nasser ("A fox," says Amer), and is in on all the big moves. Ali Sabri, 36, whom Nasser sent to London to keep watch on the Suez conference, is his political fixer, and probably sees him most frequently. Sabri is also Nasser's most frequent tennis opponent (Sabri usually wins−;Nasser has gained weight of late). These and other close advisers are smart, dedicated−and obedient...
...continue to oppose the seating of Communist China in the United Nations, thus upholding international morality and keeping faith with the thousands of Amer ican youths who gave their lives fighting Communist aggression in Korea...
...breed of U.S. businessmen who realized that their social responsibilities ran far beyond their own companies. A man with consuming interest in virtually every area of human endeavor, he had a rare ability to translate his thoughts into action. His entry in Who's Who in Amer ica was for years the longest of all, but, unlike many joiners, he worked hard at everything he gave his name...