Word: kins
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Member of TIME Inc.'s editorial staff from 1929 to 1948; no kin to turn-of-the-century Novelist Frank (short for Benjamin Franklin) Norris (The Octopus, The Pit), or his sister-in-law, Kathleen Norris, dean of women's magazine novelists...
Central Elections Committee. She has always stayed close on the political heels of her father (while feathering his left wing). Like him, she has served time in jail for political agitation against the British, as did her husband, Lawyer-Newspaper Executive-Member of Parliament Feroze Gandhi (no kin to Mohandas). Also like her father, she avoids religious orthodoxy, once explained: "I don't believe in temples, churches or mosques, but one should have an aim in life which is above one's personal needs or desires...
Horvath's departure did not halt discussion of a resolution condemning Russia for her intervention in Hungary. Even Burma, once a pillar of Asian neutralism, joined in the attack. "There, speaking of Hungary, but for the grace of God go we," said Burmese Delegate U Pe Kin...
...Budapest was deeply wounded. In one cemetery alone there were 12,000 new graves, black coffins piled high, and people searching for the names of missing kin. More than 8,000 homes had been destroyed. The people's spirit was still determined, but the black shadow of Serov, the constant stream of silent deportations, was having its effect. It took courage to continue to resist. Budapest had the courage...
...because of his sleek, well-fed look), Nagy undertook land seizures and enforced collectivization. As Minister for Internal Affairs (police), he acted as cover for the Soviet terror which led in 1947 to the arrest of Smallholders Secretary Bela Kovacs, and forced the resignation of Premier Ferenc Nagy (no kin), the leader of the Smallholders...