Word: coupes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Wonderful Experience. Abe's biggest coup, Gold went on, was delivery of a suitcase full of notes and "between 25 and 50" blueprints on the manufacture of synthetic Buna-S rubber. This, the jubilant Russians told him, was worth "two or three brigades of men." Later, when Abe grumbled that his work for the U.S.S.R. was not appreciated, Gold introduced him to the chief Russian spy. His name: Semen Semenov. Spy Semenov's cover-up was a job with Amtorg in New York but Gold told Brothman that the Russian had come directly from the U.S.S.R. to thank...
...Popular Democrats want to solve some of the island's economic problems before trying to achieve political freedom. The fruitless coup, which may have been forced out prematurely by government discovery of arms in the Nationalists' possession, has not interfered with registration and may even have served to boost it. The greatest damage done is that more than 25 people died in the two-day war, and that the political maturity of Puerto Rico is now doubtful...
...Brazilian army rose in a bloodless coup to overthrow Dictator Getulio Vargas. Ever since, the date has been celebrated as a kind of second independence day,* with speeches about democracy and grateful bows to the army for ending 15 years of strong-arm rule. This year, with presidential election tallies showing Getulio Vargas leading almost two to one, Brazilians wondered whether or not the Oct. 29 "Week of Democracy" would be observed. Last week the army, navy and police gave them the answer: since no one had ordered any festivities, there would be no celebration...
...carrying on the business and the company is about to be sold to a competitor. Impetuous young Stuart Baron, who has been managing the mills, maneuvers the elder clansmen into agreeing to sell to the highest bidder, then makes the highest bid himself. The elders agree to the coup, provided he will take two cousins into the business as balance wheels. The three of them-headstrong Stuart, flamboyant Raoul, a promoter and organizer, and cautious David, a slick man with figures-proceed to gobble small powder companies by the dozens and build Baron into a giant U.S. powder trust...
Regarding the degree of support which the Communists command in Czechoslovakia, Schmidt cited the difficulty of testing public opinion in a totalitarian state. "The Communist organizations have gained membership since the 1948 coup," he speculated, "mostly because of opportunitists who joined for personal advantage. The membership of the Communist Party itself has probably been reduced by the purges. I don't think they've many converts; they have probably lost converts among the industrial workers, who resent the speed-up and shock-worker campaigns...