Word: grab
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grab-bag M.N.R., called Fascist until it seized power in a revolt in 1952, has two main factions: 1) moderate leftists, 2) Trotskyite doctrinaires. The Trotskyites, led by Juan Lechin, were kept in line by President Victor Paz Estenssoro and Foreign Minister Guevara, both moderates. Two weeks ago the M.N.R., in convention, chose another moderate, Vice President Hernan Siles Zuazo, as the party's candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections. Then, as the convention went on, Guevara and Lechin began trading verbal blows from the floor...
Specifically, the Government noted, Lev managed to grab and hold for himself a $2,040,204.97 contract (for white sailor hats) the Navy wanted to split up, and apparently used $213,924 to buy favors for Government officials. The Senate subcommittee turned its evidence "of fraud, bribery and perjury" over to Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr., asked him to prosecute Lev and try to get back some $450,000 Lev owes the Government for deviating from his contracts...
...Crockett" while Dr. Jekyll made the boy itch, genially explaining, "It all comes from what we call nerve control." Suddenly Dr. Jekyll's assistant sprinted out on stage chasing something. Then the lights went out and all the kids figured it must be the time they were supposed to grab the girls next to them...
...Jekyll came to Central Square last Friday night, after a triumphant tour of Codman Square, Watertown, and Chelsea theatres. Posters urging, "Shudder! Thrill! See this crazy mixed-up horror show! Grab girls in the audience!" had attracted a full house of ghost lovers...
...lights went out, and lightning flashed across the screen, and a lot of noise came out of the P.A. system. Some kind of lights played on the walls, and it was pretty noisy, and the audience figured they might as well grab their girls again. An explosion went off and something like a mask was flashed on the screen. Then the lights came...