Word: intents
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...continuing his own story this time; he has never returned to Spain. He collected material for his novel from others who did. Perhaps for this reason, The Broken Root is more effective as a report than as a novel. Like many another intellectual turned novelist, Author Barea becomes so intent on making his point that he pushes his people around until coincidence swamps art and life together. But he does make his point, and a grim...
...some of its early clinical efforts, the Senate's Kefauver crime investigating committee seemed interested only in examining the lumps, warts and old tattoo marks on the body politic. But in New York last week, it was intent on deeper surgery. Though its hearings were closed, and could only be followed by buttonholing the doctors at the operating-room door, the committee's interests were plain. It wanted to know all about 1) Underworld Kingpin Frank Costello, and 2) former Mayor and present U.S. Ambassador to Mexico William O'Dwyer...
These decisions are not contained in any official speech or congressional action or secret military report. They were made as democracies usually make high policy in times of crisis: the people get ahead of their leaders; acceptance precedes proposal; operation outruns plan; event shapes intent...
Next week is Brotherhood Week. This newspaper like others throughout the nation has received a request to help publicize the Week. Even Henry L. Mencken in one of his sourest moods could have found little reason to quarrel with its intent: "A rededication to the basic ideals of respect for people and human rights...
...goods supplied under ECA aid have carried the label: "For European Recovery, Supplied by the U.S.A." Last week ECAdministrator William C. Foster announced a change to reflect ECA's change in intent and nature from economic recovery to military preparedness. Henceforth, the label will read: "Strength for the Free World-from the United States of America...