Word: felted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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That statement was an alpine oversimplification, but it revealed what Europeans were grateful about. To some, Harry Truman was the embodiment of the Truman Doctrine; to others he was "the Marshall Plan President." Europe now felt sure that those policies would continue, and that there would be no anxious waiting period while a new administration made up its mind...
...Tacho says he dislikes rough stuff: when a man is sure of his position, he thinks, it isn't necessary-as the case of General Carlos Pasos shows. Pasos, once a good Somoza man and like him a Liberal, fell out with the dictator in 1944. Nicaragua, Pasos felt, could do with a little more democracy; after a time the Liberals called a convention to talk about it. Some of the cautious ones went to Tacho to get his views. They got them. "Tell Carlos Pasos that I know that twice last night at the home of Castro Wassmer...
...Republic, Nov. 8: "The G.O.P. victory in 1946 reduced the riddle of 1948 pretty largely to 'How much?' rather than 'By whom?' . . . Question asked -us most frequently is 'Does he know it?' referring to Truman's impending defeat; kind-hearted America felt grieved at what she was doing, like disappointing a child at Christmas: it must have made many Truman votes...
...taken tall, long-faced Francis Poulenc, 49, a long time to get here ("During the war it was impossible, and before that I was not célèbre"). But he was making up for lost time. Unlike many visiting composers, who felt just as sure of themselves with a baton as with a pen, Poulenc wouldn't be caught dead on a podium. Says he, throwing up his hands: "I have no tempo." Instead, Manhattan audiences saw him first as piano accompanist to Baritone Pierre Bernac in a recital of the songs which, along with his religious...
That would be calamitous. For 15 years at University School, a private prep school in a Cleveland suburb, the team had never been without a Conway, and every Conway had been a star. Tommy, 15, felt ashamed of himself. If he flopped, what would he say to his nine brothers...