Word: lau
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grueling, seven-month parliamentary session, St. Laurent seemed close to exhaustion. His political foes openly predicted that the Liberal chief would soon be forced to retire, and a few panicky members of his own party talked nervously of holding a snap election this autumn to cash in on St. Lau rent's potent vote-getting leadership before it was too late. But top Liberal strategists were more confident; all St. Laurent needed, they said, was a good vacation to be as vigorous as ever...
...main, Rojas has kept that promise : he stopped the four-year war between the brutal policemen-followers of his fanatically Conservative predecessor, Lau-reano Gomez, and the Gomez-hating Liberal guerrillas. Although a Conservative himself, Rojas fired the cops, earning their hatred, and amnestied the Liberals, earning their gratitude. The new peacebreakers are mostly Laureanista ex-cops, far gone in the habit of murder and bitter toward Rojas and the Liberals...
...Robertson won the foils competition in the freshman intramural fencing tournament yesterday afternoon in the I.A.B. Frank Rhuland took second place, Hank Lau was third, and Bob Perhnan placed fourth. The sabre finals will be held in the I.A.B. this afternoon, and the epee eliminations tomorrow...