Word: curtness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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After a day of plotting tactics, she issued a curt announcement from the President's House stating that "Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, shall be Minister of Finance in addition to her present charges." Stripped of the powerful Finance portfolio, the angry and embarrassed Desai quit as Deputy Prime Minister. "How can I continue?" he asked. After frantic efforts by their Cabinet colleagues and Congress Party President Nijalingappa to bring about a reconciliation, Mrs. Gandhi and Desai were coaxed to meet for an hour at week...
Tuesday, July 22 1969 ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME (NBC, 7:30 p.m. to conclusion). A centennial salute to the national sport from Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, with pre-game cheers offered by Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek and Mickey Mantle...
Checkered Legend. In the Congo, only curt mention of his death was made. Tshombe had been largely a non-person since his exile in 1965. The son of a millionaire trader, Tshombe emerged on the world stage when the Congo became an independent country. Patrice Lumumba, the Congo's charismatic first Premier, wanted strong central government. Tshombe, speaking for the copper-rich province of Katanga, demanded a loose federation. The disagreement started a civil war that raged for 29 months, required 30,000 United Nations troops to settle, and was notable for rape, pillage and bloody atrocities. Lumumba...
DURING the past serious proposals for reforming the University's governance have been cut off with the curt remarks, "You'll have to ask the legislature." This warning assumes that a political problem--the legitimate distribution of power in this community's government--cannot be solved legally under existing Massachusetts statues. It also suggests that it state legislators are given an opportunity they will impose their reactionary will on Harvard to prevent a fair reform. Most who think about these problems conclude that they will have to be satisfied with whatever half-measures the Corporation and Overseas might be willing...
Both squads exchanged runs until the ninth when. With the score at 9-5, Cornell unleashed four straight hits and five runs off relievers Curt Tucker and Tom Kidwell...