Word: bannered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Each year the measure of the battle is in the num ber of flags that fly on Red China's National Day on Oct. 1 and Nationalist China's older "Double Tenth"* anniver sary on Oct. 10. As the Double Tenth dawned last week, the white-starred banner of the Republic of China seemed to have peacefully triumphed over the five-starred Red flag. Then an impetuous official ripped down two Nationalist flags in a strongly anti-Communist refugee project in Kowloon, across the bay from Hong Kong island. Riots, fear, death suddenly erupted across the peninsula...
...photo of Indonesia's Sukarno [Sept. 17 ]? That ''non-destalinized" personage in the uniform of a Red army general must have won many a battle with art patrons in his capacity as museum guard to have earned four stars, the Order of the Red Banner and four rows of ribbons. I wonder...
...nation's basic industries were setting a fast pace. Pulp and paper manufacturers reported their August production at 104% of rated capacity; steelmakers were behind in their orders, and auto sales were outstripping last year's banner records. Investors in Ontario's Blind River area were getting ready to enjoy a return from some $200 million of risk capital; a dozen new uranium mines were scheduled for production this year. In the West, farmers were hauling in record crops of oats and barley, and harvesting another good wheat crop. Farm cash income for the first six months...
...contrast to his cool reception from the Legion, Adlai enjoyed a seven-minute, banner-waving, snake-dancing demonstration through the aisles by 1,500 delegates when he appeared at the International Association of Machinists' convention in San Francisco. Said he: "I've concluded after this demonstration to accept your nomination." In San Francisco Stevenson experienced another pleasure: ending 22 months' Army service, son Borden, 24, rejoined his father and brothers, Adlai III, 25, and John Fell, 20. Reunited after a 15-month separation, the Stevenson family went to the I.A.M. convention and flew home to Chicago together...
...make up for the lack of old-fashioned fun. John Daly reported: "Mr. Rostrum stands in recess." Will Rogers Jr. (CBS) wound up a Stevenson interview with "Thank you very much, Governor Harriman" (Retorted Adlai: "Goodbye, Dave Garroway!"). Crooner Johnny Desmond muffed the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner, and NBC's Monitor introduced Mrs. Roosevelt as "Eleanor Stevenson...