Word: cue
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...named, by name, three offending bishops and 21 priests who, he said, had been fomenting antistate activities; he promised to "take action against these people ..." Next day, as if on cue, young Peronistas began greeting priests in the streets of Buenos Aires as "Mr. Bullfighter." A Peronista paper printed pictures of the three bishops under the headline TO THE PILLORY. One of Perón's unions barred priests from attending union functions. Some of the priests named by Perón were fired from teaching and police-chaplain jobs...
When the vote count was barely under way, Batista gave the counters their cue. ''Seventy percent of the electorate voted, and 60% have voted for me," he told his followers. To no one's surprise, the final returns reported a 70% vote and a 6-1 margin for Batista. The opposition votes went to Grau, whose name remained on the ballots despite his walkout. Batista's four-party coalition bagged its constitutional limit of Senate seats (36 out of 54), all nine provincial governorships, and most other offices. Said Grau: "The future of Cuba is dark...
Divorced. By Marilyn Monroe, 28, No. 1 U.S. movie siren: Joseph Paul DiMaggio, 40, onetime Yankee slugger; after nine months of marriage; in Hollywood. In an underplayed 15-minute courtroom scene, black-suited Cinemactress Monroe stepped forward on cue from famed Lawyer Jerry Giesler, tearfully announced that instead of the "love, warmth and affection" she had expected from Joe, she had found only "coolness and indifference...
...coming down with the mumps. In the ring, however, there was no doubt that he was reluctant to fight. "There were long, painful intervals," wrote Parker, "in which the two warriors stood and regarded each other like querulous old hens. Then, without a 'shall we dawnce?' cue, they would embrace and waltz a measure...
...says Sir Ernest, the modern official might well take his cue from his counterparts of centuries ago, when a Minister of Finance could write a senior civil servant...