Word: cagey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...into revolt were Sukarno's campaigns to convert Indonesia into a "guided democracy" and to bring the Communists into its government. By joining Sukarno in a public pledge of amity, Hatta had, in effect, agreed to moderate his outspoken criticism of the President. But, Hatta discovered last week, cagey Politician Sukarno himself was making no move to moderate the very policies that had caused the trouble in the first place. A disappointed man, Hatta took off for a trip to Red China as a guest of Premier Chou Enlai. Steadfastly antiCommunist, Hatta did not expect to like Sukarno...
...manner of speaking. From Las Vegas came a $200-a-week nightclub offer; a Hollywood club wanted Mary Leona, and so did Movie Producer "Jungle Sam'' Katzman. Television's Dave Garroway and The $64,000 Question put in their bids. But cagey Ed Sullivan, who likes to be fastest with the most, did it again. Mary Leona Gage Ennis signed up for the Sullivan program...
...Lord Chief Justice of England, second by dismissing him altogether from the bench. It was useless. The "masterful, masterless" Coke merely returned to the House of Commons, where his shrewd advice created endless trouble for James. When Commons suggested that James be petitioned for liberty of speech and action, cagey Edward Coke pointed out to the members the potentially fatal error of begging for something that was already theirs by right of law. "Take heed," he said, "that we lose not our liberties by petitioning for liberty," and: "If my sovereign will not allow me my inheritance, I must...
...junior varsity hockey team, now seeking its fourth straight win, meets a tough and cagey opponent in the Dedham Tigers on the Watson Rink at 7 p.m. tonight...
...week's end, cagey Enrico de Nicola was still keeping his own counsel. Most Italians were betting, though, that: 1) he would soon be back on the job; 2) future Constitutional Court decisions would get prompt compliance from the government...