Word: eagerly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before long, Premier Amintore Fanfani felt called upon to protest to the British Foreign Office. When the F.O. refused responsibility for Monty's opinions, Rome's Fascist ll Secolo snapped: "Pontius Pilate, sneering, washes his hands in the Thames." The Greeks, indignant about Cyprus and eager to join in any British-baiting, jumped in with praise of the "fighting spirit," in offense and defense, of the Italians who invaded Greece in 1940. Last week, at the personal request of British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd, Monty penned a letter to the British Ambassador in Rome, which he said...
...Association Wards. A curious silence settled over Ghana at the news. Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah has been having trouble holding together his young country (which got its independence from Britain in March 1957). As eager foster parents of the new nation, the British have generally sided with Nkrumah's need to assert jurisdiction over tribal chieftains, and have made understanding noises about "growing pains." Only a fortnight ago the Mother of Parliaments appropriated $3,500 for a speaker's chair of "dignified design" to be presented to the Ghana Parliament. But was the child proving an apt pupil...
...believe it they did. Among letters from hep engineers who realized that MOLE was a gag were many serious letters seeking information, asking for subcontracts, or jobs on Project MOLE. Eager enthusiasts called by phone. "They wouldn't let us explain what was going on," says Monahan helplessly. "They'd make sure they'd got the right company, -and then go into their sales pitch." One company insisted on being hired to build the launching pad (or sinking site). "One thing it proves," says Monahan, "is that engineers can be awfully gullible. One reason we did this...
...great many of the more liberal Club members are also eager to dispose of some of the stuffer rules of the Club game. Abortive movements have recently been started in some Clubs to admit ladies more frequently, and a few members feel that the Clubs would enjoy a friendlier place in the College if classmates could be brought in for meals. At least, they say, older guests should be invited more often. But these movements generally run into polite but firm opposition from the graduates, who remember a day when the Clubs were close-knit little bands of intimate friends...
...great many of the more liberal Club members are also eager to dispose of some of the stuffer rules of the Club game. Abortive movements have recently been started in some Clubs to admit ladies more frequently, and a few members feel that the Clubs would enjoy a friendlier place in the College if classmates could be brought in for meals. At least, they say, older guests should be invited more often. But these movements generally run into polite but firm opposition from the graduates, who remember a day when the Clubs were close-knit little bands of intimate friends...