Word: holdes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...make a scheduled appearance at the National Capital Flower and Garden Show. "I've been a lot of places in my life," Ike said as he took her place, "but this is my first jaunt to a flower show. If I make any mistakes, don't hold it against...
...boundary question arose from Stalin's insistence on annexing part of Eastern Poland. Before Yalta, it was understood that the Poles would be compensated by giving them German territory in the West. U.S. policy, as defined by the State Department in preparation for Yalta, was to hold down the size of Stalin's grab, thus minimizing the cruel displacement of population on both of Poland's borders...
...Sequel. Not until two years later (January 1947) did the provisional Polish government recognized by the Big Three hold its elections. They were rigged to insure Communist control. Washington and London denounced them and U.S. Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane resigned in protest over them. Mikolajczyk, who was allowed no effective voice in the provisional government or in the elections, was forced to flee abroad for safety...
...Chinese proverb: "A fish starts rotting at its head." Bevan accused the trade union bosses, who contribute most to Labor's treasury, of ordering his expulsion. Pudgy finger pointing at member after member, he ranged along the row of the shadow cabinet: "There are the conspirators . . . Those who hold the moneybags demand my expulsion. They have given the orders. They await the decision...
Favorable Timing. The remaining question is whether the indomitable Churchill will go through with it. He has changed his mind before, and he is capable of changing it again; but the pressure on him is growing because the Tories plan to hold a general election this year-and they want Eden to lead them. With the Laborites bitterly divided over Rebel Aneurin Bevan (see below), the chances of a Tory victory appear greater than they have been in years. The most recent Gallup poll in the London News Chronicle gives Labor 44½% of the vote (a decline of almost...