Word: holdes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...picked up since Ike came home, and offhand made a surprising claim: "he already has about 603 or 604 delegates" (needed for nomination: 604). The only question left, said bland Bob Taft, is whether to shoot the works and take the nomination on the first ballot or hold back for a while. As he talked, neutral polls gave him about 470 delegates...
...continue to do nothing until Chicago where, on the first ballot, some think he might go for MacArthur-a safe way to temporize-and then jump either on an Ike or a Taft bandwagon. But there is some question whether Fine can hold on to his bloc of delegates that long. Also, a last-minute decision will earn him less gratitude from the nominee than an earlier commitment...
...Moslems regard Christ and Abraham as prophets second only to Mohammed. Christians and Jews are referred to as "peoples of the Book," who have received divine revelation, although Moslems hold that, in each case, they ultimately grew unworthy...
...tars (sundown breakfasts during the fast month of Ramadan), the two sides narrowed down the issues. Said Egypt's Premier, Hilaly Pasha: if the Sudanese want self-government, they can have it. But first they must acknowledge King Farouk's sovereignty, and only then may they hold a plebiscite. Said the Umma leaders: if the Sudanese want to recognize Farouk's sovereignty, well & good, but first let the Sudanese decide that by a plebiscite. Neither side went out on any limbs. The meetings were good-natured, enlivened by Hilaly's complicated puns in Arabic...
...Navy got what it wanted: a fast ship that can be quickly converted into a troop transport capable of carrying 14,000 men halfway around the world, nonstop. The United States' reinforced decks are strong enough to hold gun platforms; her hull is divided into watertight compartments whose doors can be closed automatically to seal off damage...