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Word: gibraltarian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...usual with TIME, the report on Gibraltar is completely accurate and unbiased. But as a Gibraltarian and admirer of the U.S., I must express my annoyance at the fact that since the dispute started, the U.S. Government has not once raised its voice in support of a people who only ask to choose their own way of life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 19, 1965 | 3/19/1965 | See Source »

...Gibraltarians are a hardy and tough-minded race whose blood lines stretch to every Mediterranean port from Genoa and Malta to Athens and Alexandria; many, like Molly Bloom herself, are descended from Spanish mothers and British soldier fathers. Though Spanish is the common tongue and the Gibraltarian palate approves fiery paella and wine, the citizens want no part of Spain's political system or sovereignty. Instead the elected members of the Legislative Council, led by Chief Member Sir Joshua Hassan, want full internal self-government in a free association with Britain. And they want Britain finally to take countermeasures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gibraltar: The Embattled Rock | 3/5/1965 | See Source »

...King reasoned that it was up to the people of Gibraltar to decide for themselves be tween British and Spanish rule; Franco vehemently opposes self-determination for the Rock. King received spirited support from Sir Joshua Hassan, the colony's vigorous, voluble chief minister and a sixth-generation Gibraltarian. Says Sir Joshua: "If we had a plebiscite on whether Gibraltar was to remain British or become Spanish, my only fear would be that we might get a 120% majority for the status...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gibraltar: The Most Happy Colony | 10/2/1964 | See Source »

...Africa and made the Rock one of his Pillars. On the soft Mediterranean air, jasmine and mimosa mingle with the aroma of frying pescado and chips; from back alleys float shreds of flamenco music, tourist twist and the dogged strains of Methodist choir practice (Rock of Ages is a Gibraltarian favorite). Helmeted native bobbies impartially ogle vacationing English shopgirls, off-duty African belly dancers, and the Midwestern matrons among the 240,000 visitors who stop off there by sea each year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gibraltar: The Most Happy Colony | 10/2/1964 | See Source »

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