Word: broking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Burma, for instance, is not sharply divided, like India, along religious lines. Burmese are a homogeneous people, with a relatively high literacy rate (61% for males, 17% for females). Yet this fall, as Governor Sir Hubert Ranee tried hard to set up a native government, the Burmese broke out in a rash of major strikes and riots. Disturbances crystallized last month into violently opposed factions, one led by a former Japanese puppet, U Aung San, the other by a self-styled Communist, U Than Tun. These two young (31) men have similar political and personal backgrounds; in fact, they married...
...most controversial figure in Chile this week is Finance Minister Roberto Wachholtz. Reason: he is out to stop Chile's 300% inflation (on the 1939 price average), even if a third of the country goes broke in the process...
Women also got a break. The new President asked Congress to give them the right to vote and hold office in municipalities. (Feminist leaders immediately met to form a Women's Party, broke up in invective and fisticuffs...
...delegation headed by Governor-elect Beauford Jester. ¶Received calls from leftist ex-President Cárdenas, rightist ex-President Abelardo Rodriguez and middle-of-the-road ex-President Camacho. ¶Made a big hit with newsmen by holding Mexico's first give& amp; -take presidential press conference, broke another Mexican precedent by starting it at the scheduled time. But he neatly parried all attempts to define his new regime as right or left. Said Alemán, "My Government will be in ac cord with the wishes of the people...
...final stanza, an inspired Jayvee team took to the floor, and, sparked by Bob Crotty and Mike Dehco, they put on a three minute basket barrage that netted twelve points and broke the game wide open...