Word: frailness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With the nomination of Ruiz Cortínez, the solid citizens of PRI's leadership swung away from the flashy playboyism of handsome Miguel Alemán. Greying, frail and 58, with a strong facial resemblance to Boris Karloff (his nickname is Cara de Calavera-Skullface), Ruiz Cortínez is a far cry from the magnetic type traditionally admired by Mexicans. Said a political reporter last week, "Mexico is now going to get a Coolidge...
...front of all this offensive talent, Anderson has had no trouble making up a powerful, experienced line. Every starter is a letterman with the exception of 200-pound sophomore tackle Mike Cooney, a strongman who teams perfectly with the other tackle, "Jack the Giant" Feltch, a frail 230-pounder. Behind these, the Crusaders have three letter-winners, including such familiar and effective operators as Vic Rimkus and Tony Staryzinski...
Premier Mohammed Mossadeq, his frail body supercharged with fanaticism, early last week went before the Iranian Senate and announced an ultimatum to London: he would give the British two weeks to reopen the suspended oil negotiations on Iran's old terms. Alternative: he would cancel the residence permits of 300 British technicians still hanging on at Abadan, and toss them out of the country. The Senators endorsed the Premier...
Recently in Bogota, Candido, now 90, saw mention in a newspaper of someone named Licht. Diligent backtracking from this clue led him to his son Daniel, a Bogotá poster artist with children and grandchildren. After recovering from his astonishment, Daniel took his father to the frail, 82-year-old wife he had last seen 50 years before. In the cool, brick-floored upstairs hall of the Bogota home for the aged where she lived, they tearfully embraced. Then, white-bearded Old Soldier Candido Licht looked at her, his son,-his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren, and spoke with pride...
...Mossadeq got .together to try to patch up the oil crisis. Last week the nationalists accused Mossadeq of making too many concessions to resume negotiations with the British. The fanatically nationalist organization, Fedayan Islam, one of whose gunmen killed Premier AH Razmara last March, reportedly threatened Mossadeq's frail life. One day last week Mossadeq walked into the Parliament building to explain to a Senate session why he had agreed to negotiate once more. Said Mossadeq, his voice quavering and tears rolling down his cheeks: "I give the assurance that as long as I am Premier, no steps will...