Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...folks were nodding when you failed to scotch Representative Bob Poage's crack about Joseph taking gold vessels from his brethren [March 5], which shows how ignorant of the Bible a Texas Democrat can be. Joseph took nothing from his brothers. On the contrary, he gave generous gifts to them. As for "gold vessels," the only thing of its kind mentioned in the Biblical story was one cup which was not gold but silver. Joseph ordered it to be placed in the sack of his full brother, Benjamin, so he would have a pretext to keep him in Egypt...
Rebels or Heroes. Pressing Labor's motion of censure, Nye Bevan was somewhat subdued, getting in only a passing crack at the Tories' "truculent nostalgia" for empire. He made his central point simply: "We will never be able to have a satisfactory military base on the island of Cyprus surrounded by a hostile civil population...
Recent Events: Alarmed by increasing violence on Cyprus, Britain sent Field Marshal Sir John Harding (who had directed from London the effective war on the Mau Mau) to Cyprus with orders to crack down on terrorists but to make a deal if possible with Makarios. Makarios countered by ordering "a systematic campaign of passive resistance." Makarios offered to give up the demand for an immediate plebiscite on enosis if the British would promise eventual self-determination. Harding asked in return a declaration from Makarios condemning violence, which the archbishop would not give him. As terrorism continued, the British retreated: Harold...
...Canadians want their own nationals to have a crack at top management positions of the Canadian subsidiaries. They want the Canadian company to be a separate affair ... I know that several American companies with important interests in Canada are at this moment considering ways and means for accomplishing exactly [that] . . . rather than await or invite the intervention of government on either side of the border...
Sports desks got the releases, which told about the crack performers on the Crimson team and about the great Rex Aubrey of Yale being sick. Harvard, which had forced the meet down to the last event a year ago and come so close to winning, was going to take the Blue this time, Loftus feared...