Word: instead
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reaction came quickly. From Peiping, instead of its former station in north Shensi, the Red radio* crowed that Communist Boss Mao Tse-tung, his secretariat and the party's Central Committee had moved to China's ancient cultural capital. Peiping had officially become Communist China's No. 1 city. Here, the voice of Red China continued, five Communist leaders would meet on April 1 to discuss peace terms with the Nationalists...
...margin, thought the police, was close enough to try for an upset; they rushed election headquarters with a big batch of last-minute votes for Yolanda. But when they arrived, said the police, canny General Otero's troops had got there first, with arms instead of votes. His soldiers bluntly told the police that the polls were closed...
...support the price of potatoes." In view of the airlines' importance to the economy and to national defense, he thought a good air transport system would be cheap at many times the price. But he favored the Hoover Commission's proposal that subsidies be plainly labeled, instead of being masked as mail...
...gloomy. The team has had two weeks of outdoor practice, instead of last year's four days, and is in much better condition. Munro has run two hard scrimmages this week and selected a twenty-man traveling team of five attackmen, nine midfielders, four defensemen, and two goalies...
Rugger fans and curious spectators will get a taste of typical British sportsmanship once the game is over. Instead of going through the American post-game routine of a rubbing-down and removing cumbersome equipment, the teams will join in drinking beer after the final whistle...