Word: cruel
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...young fellow, but he is not good either, and before he is through he almost takes the girl for everything she has-including $3,000 her guardian has been hoarding. Just in time for a happy ending, the heroine realizes that her guardian has been cruel only to be kind, and that what she feels for him is not really hate...
...said the lawyer, "you have alleged in your complaint that your husband has treated you in a cruel and inhuman manner." "Well," came the soft, well-rehearsed response, "my husband has become interested in another woman.'' When the five-minute colloquy in a Los Angeles court ended, the 3½-year marriage of Cineminx Debbie Reynolds and Crooner Eddie Fisher was over. Except for the property settlement and alimony. Eddie was free, although under California law he may not marry the other woman, Actress Elizabeth Taylor, until the divorce becomes final after a year. But freedom...
Once again, 46 years after the Titanic, a ship was launched with the prideful label of "the safest afloat." Once again, she set off proudly on her maiden voyage manned by an expert crew and crowded with happy passengers. Once again, the cruel sea did its deadly work and made a mockery of the vanity...
TIME has won the gratitude of the Cuban people for its impartial coverage of the Cu ban situation. Our people, led by the new Bolivar, Fidel Castro, have given a unique example to the whole world in their fight against one of the most cruel dictatorships...
...cruel destruction, the Chinese Communist artillery bombardment of Quemoy has brought one unexpected windfall. Since last August the Reds have fired 650,000 rounds at Quemoy. Armed with burlap bags, the islanders have been collecting the shell fragments and selling them to Formosa at 3? per Ib. for scrap. In only a few minutes, even a child can pick up enough shards to buy himself a hot meal of pork and noodle soup...