Word: corbeiller
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...century. The party's candidate was Sorel's young (34), personable Gerard Cournoyer, law partner and political heir apparent of the late P. J. A. Cardin, who had not been beaten in 35 years. Furthermore, the opposition looked feeble. The Union des Electeurs had put up Roland Corbeil, a Social Crediter. The Progressive Conservative was Etienne Duhamel, who was a candidate only because of the new Progressive Conservative policy of entering a runner, no matter how lame, in every race...
...hand he was. Behind his well-heeled machine stood Sorel's potent Simard Brothers, Quebec's biggest industrialists, whose shipyard and two plants dominate the riding. Then, a week before the election, the Liberals got a shock: a spot survey showed a strong trend toward Social Crediter Corbeil...
When the votes were counted last week, Liberal Cournoyer was way out in front with 11,988. Corbeil got only 6,130, Duhamel...
From Versailles's gardens, ten miles west of the Place de la Concorde, the arc extended to Corbeil, 15 miles up the Seine from Paris. General Eisenhower did not tell the Germans exactly how far his encircling arc reached. But he was al ready in position to sweep completely around Paris to the east...