Word: franc
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most of the anger Frenchmen heaped on their confused, divided leaders. "Who placed De Castries and his men in this trap? Who is officially or unofficially responsible? . . . Who? What party? What minister? What general?" demanded Franc-Tireur. On their allies: "Why didn't America help us?" moaned a bewildered old Parisian lady. And on themselves : "The fighters of Dienbienphu died because we lied to ourselves . . . What these sacrifices demand is an examination of our conscience," said Le Figaro...
...Franc Question. Abbé Pierre bought the barrack buildings of an old prisoner-of-war camp on credit and set them up in vacant lots. Here he charged 15? for a night's lodging, took in 5,000 people a year and showed a profit. But more money was needed to build more houses, and when an ex-ragpicker suggested collecting junk and selling it, Abbé Pierre promptly organized such an efficient scavenger system that they soon needed a truck...
Hungry Winner. The delay cost the Cramers 60 points and put them out of contention for the grand, million-franc (about $2,860) prize for performance.* The judges finally cut the field down to the 100 with the lowest penalty scores, sent them off on the hairpin-course speed run that is the Rally's final test...
...another weak vote (marred by abstentions), such as the one that preceded Bermuda. Result: a solid vote of confidence, 319 to 249, with the bulk of the noes coming from Communists and Socialists. Conservative papers (Figaro, L'Aurore) proudly called the favorable vote a "reinvestiture." The left-wing Franc-Tireur mocked: "Here he is consenting once more to become Mr. Interim." No one needed to point out that, although M. Laniel's government would be represented at Berlin, there would be no Frenchman there comparable to Clemenceau, Gambetta, Jaures. Briand, Poincare...
ADENAUER'S victory means continued West German prosperity to European moneymen. Since his reelection, Germany's blocked mark has risen 25% on Zurich's Bourse, is approaching a par with the Swiss franc, one of the hardest currencies in Europe...