Word: held
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...skillful display of his cloakroom style, New Hampshire's Styles Bridges, 60, last week bolstered his position, held since Ohio's Robert Taft died in 1953, as the behind-the-scenes leader of Senate Republicans. As usual he refused (for health reasons, he again explained) to consider a move from his powerful position on the Appropriations Committee to take on the minority leader title. He preferred instead to back Illinois' Everett Dirksen for the job. To crown Dirksen, Bridges had first to put down a stubborn revolt of Vermont's George Aiken and six other Senate...
...thunderous rumble came from up the valley, where, three miles distant and 1,690 ft. above them, the Tera River, swollen by a fortnight of rain, was held in check by a stone and concrete dam built two years ago. The only explanation of the now deafening thunder was that the dam had burst. Electrician Rey scrambled up the church tower, began ringing the bell in alarm. Father Plácido started waking his neighbors. Some few fled with him across the only bridge and climbed the opposite hillside. Others raced to the church tower or to high ground...
...rebels held more than 2,000 captives. Urrutia declared that they would be tried by revolutionary courts "in the same manner as war criminals were tried in Germany." About 300 others, Batista supporters, including the former boss of organized labor, Eusebio Mujal, crowded into Havana embassies. Urrutia said that Cuba would respect political asylum and allow the refugees to leave...
...life will no longer be confined to the earth. This startling development took place with explosive suddenness. Boys still in high school remember a time when sensible citizens considered space flight as impractical as hunting leprechauns. Only ten years ago the altitude record for rockets, 250 miles, was held a brilliant achievement. Only two years ago, the earth satellite, that humblest of space vehicles, seemed an almost impossible project...
...warming up with a 5-5 tie with the Nationals in New York, the Russians went on to beat them 8-3 in Minneapolis, 7-1 in Hibbing, Minn. Last week the Russians outclassed an all-star team of Michigan and Michigan State players, trounced Colorado College before being held to a surprising 4-4 tie by the University of Denver. Said Coach Anatoli Tarasov, beaming amiably: "It's the sportsmanship that counts...