Word: latin
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...First Latin American edition of TIME. (Current Latin American circulation...
...Latin America, generally, was more friendly to the U.S. than it used to be, but it was economically shaky, and Communist influence had not been eradicated...
...outline." "I couldn't stand even that," said Mrs. Lambert. "Let's put a dripping dagger through the head, then," suggested Charlie. "I could do that for nine shillings." It was no go. "Well," said Charlie, "I could cover it with a nice nude and a Latin inscription." "No more women," said Mrs. Lambert. At last Charlie had an idea. "Why not a snake? That would cover it." Cecil Lambert, who hadn't said a word, started from his lethargy. "Can't stand snakes," he cried. "Dream of them ever since I saw them in Burma...
Last week, as Royal Marines from the Sheffield went ashore at Belize, Guatemalans called on their army for protection from "a British invasion." President Arévalo asked the U.S. to defend Latin American claims against Britain lest the inter-American system collapse. Citizens demanded 200% duties on all British goods. At week's end, there was loud talk of breaking diplomatic relations...
Luter, whose band plays for free drinks in smoky student hangouts in Paris' Latin Quarter, was the prize find of French Jazz Pedant Hugues (Le Jazz Hot) Panassie, who helped organize the festival. Panassié had been denounced in angry manifestoes for picking an unknown like Claude Luter to represent French jazz. Uninvited French big-timers like Violinist Stephane Grappelly (Quintette de Hot Club de France), after popping off in the Communist press, grumpily consented to appear at the festival's closing session...