Word: clouded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Only the prospect of Governor Orval E. Faubus' calling a special session of the state legislature appeared as a dark cloud on the horizon. Faubus said today that the session is "very likely," and he has called a news conference at 9 a.m. tomorrow which may end speculation as to whether the assembly will meet and what it will attempt...
...pine-hemmed camp site overlooking northern California's Lake Shasta was cool and quiet, and the C. V. Cadwalla-ders, camped out there, had nothing more on their minds than a restful lunch. Then came a rising sound of motor traffic, a cloud of dust, the rasp of gravel on rubber as four automobiles slid to a stop near by. From the lead car bounded a bulky, shirtsleeved figure who plunged through the manzanita bush like a startled bull moose, thrust a hand at Mr. Cadwallader, announced simply: "I'm Senator Knowland." After five minutes of picture taking...
Over the Middle East last week hung a cloud of fear-a vague foreboding not felt since the days of the Suez war. Under its influence the Lebanese, alarmed by repeated discoveries of smuggled arms, reinforced their police patrols along the Syrian borders. Under its influence King Saud, accompanied by 50 retainers in two Convairs, flew unexpectedly into Beirut to see Lebanon's President Camille Chamoun and Premier Sami Solh...
...market, plans to export 20% of its production to U.S. Rolls has nearly tripled its U.S. distributorships (to 59) in past 60 days, will soon kick off newspaper ad campaign, and send a caravan on tour of Southwest cities to push its $12,500 Bentley and $12,800 Silver Cloud...
...treated quite so lightly. On his side are his devoted wife (Dorothy Malone) and his loyal Korean buddy (Jack Lord). Taylor shuffles about Madrid in grim seizures of fear, but they are never convincingly documented. In the end, when he has proved to himself that he can take a cloud or leave it, he wakes up to find himself whole again. The adventure is grand; the mission is accomplished with some frightening sideslips. But the movie fails to hurdle its main psychological barrier-the process of the distillation of fear into the essence of courage...