Word: blanco
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...make even a Frenchman's head swim. The predominant; Colorado (Red) Party-liberal, democratic, and international-was split into four groups, each with its own presidential aspirant. The leader of the Batllista faction, suntanned ex-farmer Tomás Berreta, 70, had the best chance to win. The Blanco (White) Party had dissidents, too, but for the moment they were united behind the presidential candidacy of tall, white-thatched Luis Alberto de Herrera, 73. Herrera, "last of the South American caudillos" ("chiefs"), had for 30 years given the Blancos their nationalistic, isolationist tone. Most of Herrera's support...
...Colorados won, as they had for 80 years, Uruguay would continue its pro-U.S., pro-Hemisphere policies, its standoffish attitude toward Argentina. The Blancos would like to "unite with Perón for a political, economic and social revolution sweeping the entire American Continent." Naturally, Perón was aiding his friends. He had crimped wheat shipments so that Uruguayans ate black bread last week. The inference was obvious: vote Blanco and get white bread. To promote the idea. Perón had reportedly funneled into Uruguay 2,000 of his strong-arm boys...
...starting lineup for the Crimson was Harshman, g.; Purinton, r.f.; Merck, l.f.; Mavor, r.h.; Ogden, c.h.; Blanco, l.h.; Smith, o.r.; Morse, i.r.; Potter, c.f.; Lazarus, i.l.; Corrigan, o.l. Substitutes were: Cate, Seamans, Chun, Louris, Carswell, Dawson, Ragle, Ensign, Malcolm, and Forster...
...refuses to be drawn into any predictions as to the outcome. "These traditional contests never follow the logical forecasting rules," Mac said yesterday. "Past season records often mean next to nothing." HARVARD YALE Harshman g Symington Purinton rfb Laurent, Capt. Merck lfb Keating Mavor rhb Rabinowitz Ogden chb Andrews Blanco, Capt. lhb Hilllard Smith or Cate orf Fergusson Morse lrf Buchanan Potter cf Ford Lazarus lif Hawley Corrigan olf McKenney...
...lineup for Harvard was: Harshman, g.; Purinton, l.f.; Forster, r.f.; Blanco, l.f.; Ogden, c.h.; Mavor, r.h.; Corrigan, l.o.; Morse, l.i; Potter, c.f.; Lazarus, r.i.; Smith, r.o. Substitutes were Cate, Carswell, Dawson, and Snidor...