Word: cordons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Later that day, lanky, bespectacled Baudouin (who despite his spindle-thin appearance has a golf handicap of 6) drove to Parliament. Created lieutenant general in the Belgian army by his father, he wore a bright new olive-drab uniform with the wide purple Grand cordon de I'ordre de Léopold across his chest. The thousands of cheering people and his heavy guard of honor plainly embarrassed him. Entering the Chamber of Representatives, he had difficulty managing his sword in its gold scabbard, and fumbled the salutes...
...also has a considerable flair for French cooking, which he bolstered this winter by a six-week course in cuisine given by Dione Lucas, of "Cordon Bleu" fame. In the field of dogs, he is known for his extraordinary poodle-clipping talent...
...Church of St. Augustine, a requiem mass commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of Benito Mussolini was attended by the dictator's widow, Donna Rachele, son Romano and daughters Anna Maria and Countess Edda Ciano. The black-clad Mussolini family stood throughout the long ceremony while a cordon of police surrounded the church. Arrested: one student who shouted "Viva Mussolini!" above the voices of the singers...
Broward Craig, Captain Hilliard Hughes, Bob Kaynes, Jack Frey, Dave Cordon, and Bob Bramhall will play singles in that order. Craig and Hughes are the number one doubles team; Bramhall and Gerry Murphy will make up the second doubles combination...
...Jacques Duclos-all of whom usually sit in the front rows-moved to the rear. Their places were taken by young, rugged backbenchers from among the party's 183 Deputies. A dozen of these charged up the red-carpeted steps toward the presidential tribune, plowed through a starchy cordon of dignified ushers in tailcoats. They installed young, good-looking Gerard Duprat on the rostrum. In the uproar none heard his speech, but when...