Word: chosing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...York City ballot, where two Democrats and one Republican are running to fill former Mayor O'Dwyer's unexpired term. City Council President Vincent Impellitteri, acting mayor since O'Dwyer resigned two months ago, was denied the Democratic nomination and surprised everyone by running as an independent. The Democrats chose instead Judge Ferdinand-Pecora, while the G.O.P. named State Industrial Commissioner Edward Corsi...
Gone are the small-print clauses; there remains a list of eight charities, chosen by the drive committee, which are only superficially obscured by a large pink veritas shield. The committee reports that it chose these charities carefully, basing its decision mainly on the percentage of its income which the organization devotes to actual charity work, as opposed to publicity...
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the much publicized Ohio senatorial campaign is the mediocrity of the Democratic candidate. Organized labor and Administration Democrats are supposedly frantically anxious to beat "Mr. Republican," Robert Alonso Taft, yet the Ohio Democrats chose to oppose him with the distinctly mediocre Joseph Ferguson...
...tanks and their light bazookas and antitank weapons were no match for the Red armor. They fell back. But their gallant action had served, at least, as a temporary roadblock, and it forced the first great tactical mistake of the North Koreans. Apparently overestimating the U.S. strength, the Communists chose to deploy (see map). If they had driven straight on with their main armored force, they would have overrun the tiny U.S. contingent and barreled on through, without opposition, to the crucial supply port of Pusan. If they had done that, Douglas MacArthur, instead of receiving victory plaudits in Seoul...
...asserts that Koreans have already proved they want and can run a democracy. "In 1948 we elected a parliament, which chose Synghman Rhee, president. He has proven a wiser choice than the official U. S. military government authorities who were picked to succeed him. The American choice was an opportunist, who welcomed the Communist army when they entered Seoul. Our democratic government was gaining strength, last spring it succeeded in balancing the budget and Curbed the inflation felt by the Japanese...