Word: forward
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reporter had come primed with a question about the Inter-American defense treaty and Argentina. He began it: "Do you support the State Department policy of-" Harry Truman leaned forward, interrupted. Said he: the State Department has no policy unless he supports it. Then, smiling, he asked the newsman to complete his question. Midsentence, the President interrupted again. His tone was briskly emphatic: whatever the State Department's policy on Argentina, it would have his support-or it would not be a policy...
Sham Battle. For the key post of Secretary General of UNO, the U.S. delegation had first put forward the name of Canada's Lester B. ("Mike") Pearson, though they knew the Russians would not stand for a North American. The Russians advanced the names of two obscure eastern Europeans, although they knew the U.S. would not accept a Soviet stooge. Lie was the serious candidate of both the Americans and the Russians, although each thought the other would object...
Europeans, like the rest of humanity, would like to forget the bad past and look forward to a good future. But they have too much to remember. At Nürnberg last week, these grisly tales welled...
Jane Russell looked forward to the competition: "Maybe now I could get a little peace and quiet...
Gray's high score was supplemented by Decsi's 16 markers, Saul Mariaschin's 12, and Paul Champion's 10; the latter, incidentally, was moved from his regular guard position by Coach Stahl to replace John Gantt at right forward half way through the second period, while Jack Clark took over Champion's place at guard...