Word: belle
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bounce for "Incognito"--her only singing chore. And her acting, when not rushed, was very competent. For a chorus of "All About Love," Ellen McHugh showed perhaps the most talent for comedy in the cast, closely followed by Shiela Flaherty's board rendition of "When the Postman Rings the Bell With New Yorker...
...January 1953, Bell reported: "There is an uneasiness in the air in Cairo which becomes apparent after a few days to anyone who has felt Egypt's uneasiness in times past. It is hard to pin down because, despite the fact that the officers get around in public, they have isolated themselves from newsmen . . . The cause for this uneasiness is the increasing number of fights in the Officers' Committee itself, where the inability of the new regime to get anything done−except on paper−toward solving Egypt's basic problems is making tempers short. There...
...true picture of Egypt's "gentle revolution" and discord, Bell was hampered by a façade of secrecy and official announcements. However, he added: "As we tried to find out who was doing the real work in government, all trails led to Nasser." This was confirmed when the Egyptian Republic was launched in June 1953, when Naguib became President and Premier and Nasser was named Deputy Premier. Naguib, Bell reported, "will continue his real talents working 18 hours daily as the regime's symbol before Egypt's 22 million people...
...weeks went by. Bell continued to watch and TIME to report the under cover play for power in Egyptian politics. Two months ago Bell advised New York: "It is believed that the decision to relieve Naguib of the premiership, leaving him only an Auriol-like status, has already been made...
Last week, by chance in Cairo on a special assignment, Bell was on hand to confirm his predictions. Along with TIME'S present Middle East Correspondent Keith Wheeler and part-time Cairo Correspondent Mohamed Wagdi, he helped report the ousting of Naguib, Egypt's popular symbol, and his recall in this latest test of power...