Word: facing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Soviet note was careful not to denounce the 1945 Potsdam agreement outright. In the face of the determinedly solid Allied resolve to stand fast in Berlin, it included another amendment that let out a lot of the heat that Khrushchev had pumped into his crisis. The Soviet ambassador in Bonn had talked jauntily about Soviet troops leaving Berlin before Christmas. Russia now promised to make no change in Berlin for six months...
...Paris last week 74-year-old Edouard Daladier, last survivor of the "men of Munich," bitterly ended his 40-year career in French politics. Rather than face certain defeat, Radical Socialist Daladier resigned as mayor of Avignon, abandoned his candidacy for a seat in the Fifth Republic's first National Assembly. "In all France." he snapped, "a new right wing, aggressive and hidebound, triumphs by covering itself with the name and prestige of General de Gaulle...
...search for a princess had not been a waste, the Director of the Imperial Household declared that while the Crown Prince's wishes had been considered, it was the Imperial Council who had in the end found "Miss Shoda the most suitable." So as not to lose face, everybody solemnly accepted this version and formally approved the marriage. An hour later, Michiko and her parents were at the Imperial Palace to pay their respects to the Emperor and Empress, and Akihito, dressed now in ancient court costume, went off to the three Shinto shrines on the palace grounds...
...Delhi, India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spied a familiar face (his own), happily gave the verdict on a wax bust molded by a local sculptress named Viramani: as good as anything he'd ever seen at London's famed Madame Tussaud's. After a minor touch-up job and correction of a faux pas-the plaque at the base of the bust added a year to Nehru's 69-the present from Sculptress Viramani goes on permanent display at his home...
...required three people to undress her. The "continuous cuddle" given Jane by a nurse and doctor were unsuccessful-then Big Sister Maggie (mental age: five) took over. Jane went to bed with Maggie, curled up in her arms and finally fell asleep. Last week Jane's shrimpish little face, once twisted with rage, beamed mischievously as she and Maggie sat on the floor, playing a private game of their own. For the first time, Jane was chattering spontaneously: "Come here, Maggie. Sit down...