Word: councill
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...important was going on in Russia. This was all that the world could be sure of. The news itself was in two deadpan paragraphs on the back page of the Soviet papers, under the heading "Chronicle." The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet had "released the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R., Comrade V.M. Molotov, from the duties of Minister of Foreign Affairs." It had appointed Andrei Vishinsky as Foreign Minister. Also, it had released the Deputy Chairman etc., A. I. Mikoyan, from the post of Minister of Foreign Trade and appointed in his stead...
...midst of this, Andrei Gromyko, who cast 25 Soviet vetoes at the U.N. Security Council, was appointed First Deputy Foreign Minister, Vishinsky's old job. More entrails for the soothsayers...
Sunset on the Bachelor's Flat. In an official directive, Hungary's Communist Council of Arts sternly observed that Hungarian popular music has become "decadent," lacking in the "dynamic rhythm of the new democracy." They express a maudlin desire to return to the "good old days." As an example of the kind of song that was out of tune with Marx ism, the council cited the following ballad...
Hungarian songwriters caught on to this sort of thing so quickly that the Arts Council had to issue another warning against an "opportunistic trend...
Reynolds told the Council that the question which resulted in a four to one demand for a dining halls survey was much too general, it was reported. He claimed that a survey might make suggestions that would improve food, but would also raise the board rate. The two to one majority that favored improved food to lower cost only indicates that students want better meals, Reynolds added...