Word: inflamedness
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The reform begun in 1952 by Red-led President Jacobo Arbenz actually moved 87,000 peasant families onto plots of their own. Some legally took over uncultivated parts of confiscated estates; more, inflamed by the example, simply seized land amid scenes of bloodshed and destruction. After Castillo Armas took power...
At first glance, the decision seemed to be a clear-cut victory for Autherine and the N.A.A.C.P. But the conspiracy charge, although probably a lawyer's stratagem to make a complaint as broad as possible, proved to be a blunder. It not only inflamed white opinion against Autherine, it...
In the early days of the United Nations, when each delegate seemed to feel the wing beats of the Dove of Peace, the idea came up of opening each session with a prayer. Letters poured in supporting the proposal, but in 1949 a special committee finally killed it. Reason: doctrinal...
Templer's diplomacy worked well enough to win over some of Jordan's leaders, including 20-year-old (Harrow, '51-'52) King Hussein. Last week Premier Said el Mufti and four Cabinet members who opposed the pact resigned, and the King promptly appointed a new Cabinet...
Unfortunately, the great powers have already lost much of their power to direct events in the Middle East. Both Israelis and Arabs have become so inflamed as a result of the recent fighting that they will be ready to defy diplomatic appeals and the pressure of world opinion. And the...