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Word: holdes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Korean war, Churchill said it would be "a great pity for the U.N. armies-or the U.S. armies-to go wandering all over this vast China, and a great pity to make any indefinite extension of the war. At the same time, we must go on and hold our position. It doesn't follow that there will be no improvement. There's an old German saying-'The trees don't grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Between Old Friends | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

...Bible for the. President's oath. George Washington had all but started to raise his right hand when a frantic messenger turned up with the Good Book (which he had found in a downtown tavern where the St. John's Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons used to hold its meetings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAPITAL: Inauguration | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

...three-year-old Republic of Indonesia, which got its independence from the Dutch before it was ready for it, has a constitution (provisional) and an army (provisional). It has never had a general election. An election might make Indonesia more stable-if Indonesia were stable enough to hold an election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Out Goes the Sultan | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

Bolles, head of the E.A.R.C., said decision on whether to hold the regatta there or at Annapolis would probably be made today or tomorrow. He is on no other committees, but will take full part in the voting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NCAA to Decide Site for Regatta; Vote Soon on TV | 1/9/1953 | See Source »

...student committee to collect and publicize information on academic freedom will hold its first meeting Sunday night in P.B.H. Impetus for the organization came from a resolution passed yesterday by the Graduate Student Council, which affirmed the need for such a group and became its first sponsor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Organize Committee to 'Protect' Academic Freedom Against Velde Red Probe | 1/9/1953 | See Source »

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