Word: grantly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with President Charles de Gaulle. This goes back to 1944, when Vinogradov was ambassador in Ankara. There, one day, a representative of General Charles de Gaulle approached him and asked that Moscow recognize the French government in exile. Vinogradov not only passed on the request but urged Moscow to grant it. When De Gaulle visited Stalin a year later, it was Vinogradov who was specially recalled to make him feel at home...
North by Northwest. Adman Gary Grant tangles unwittingly with Spy Ringleader James Mason, succumbs to Double Agent Eva Marie Saint, winds up the hero of this thoroughly entertaining Hitchcock-and-bull story...
...demanded an immediate 25 cents hourly wage hike, although its members presently receive $2.51 an hour plus fringe benefits, highest in the nation. The transit authorities, on the other hand, have proposed nine pages of work rule changes designed to save $2 million annually, and will probably refuse to grant another wage boost...
Stillness at Appomattox. In Memphis, Lawyer Robert E. Lee refused to defend Ulysses S. Grant, who was charged with public drunkenness, then explained: "What would people say if I lost the case...
North by Northwest. Adman Gary Grant tangles unwittingly with Spy Ringleader James Mason, succumbs to Double Agent Eva Marie Saint, winds up the hero of this thoroughly entertaining Hitchcock-and-bull story...