Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Western missionaries cast an anxious eye toward the Middle East last week. Three hundred mission leaders representing 45 denominations met under the auspices of the National Council of Churches in Buck Hill Falls, Pa., heard reports that the British missionary effort in Egypt is "about finished" as a result of the British-French invasion. Two major British mission stations-about 25% of the total Protestant mission forces-have been closed. Some 60 British missionaries are under "protective custody" and will be expelled. The few French missionaries, mainly Roman Catholic, also face expulsion. The 300 U.S. missionaries will take over...
...that Eden was "suffering from the effects of overstrain," and was canceling all public engagements. "He's just tired," explained Lady Eden in a speech next day. "During these past few weeks, I have felt as though the Suez Canal was flowing through our drawing room. He is anxious to get this enforced rest over as quickly as possible...
...move except for okaying a combine of U.S. oil firms to help supply the oil privately (TIME, Nov. 26). For one thing, Britain has got to make its fuel-oil needs known to the U.S., is awaiting an improvement in relations (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). For another, the U.S. is anxious to keep the American-owned Trans-Arabian pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Syria in operation, is going slow so as not to provoke Syria into blowing up that line as it did the line from Iraq. The U.S. was also, obviously, not willing to rush to the aid of Britain...
...intransigent Nagy sent word that he would have no dealings with Kadar. But Budapest's workers insisted that he was the only man they would trust to "ensure the achievements of our Revolution." Said a member of the Csepel workers' council: "We respect Nagy and we are anxious for him, and we wish that he remain in the Yugoslav embassy. First, there is no guarantee that the Soviets will not arrest him when he leaves and, second, what is the use of his taking over when he can't achieve the withdrawal of the Rus sians?" Defiant...
Actually Boston's story is simple. Boston was first a part of the Atlantic Ocean. Gradually the ocean gave way to the North End, and cows came to feed on the greener, moister North End grass. Puritans shortly followed, anxious to turn cows into milk; and, pursued by Puritans, the cows wandered about the North End, laying out Boston's streets...