Word: maneuverers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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As the TV cameras bore down on their white faces, each man in turn told his fantastic tale. Said one: "In order to turn us into obedient servants and make us forget our love for our mother country, the Americans encouraged drinking, gambling and bad language among us and even...
Mayor Sullivan, who at that time enjoyed considerable popularity in the city, began the notorious meeting by placing a nomination for assistant superintendent of schools. Shaplin and Mrs. Ogden countered with two nominations of their own in an effort to demonstrate the calibre of men who would be appointed if...
Then last Tuesday, the Committee executed a sharp legal maneuver which some observers feel may have weakened the effect of the pending law suit and the proposed referendum. The majority ordered the Superintendent to present the qualifications and recommendations of the 17 appointments, an order with which the Superintendent complied...
Co-presidency not only would eliminate hard-feelings, but would make the club more stable. Look how long the Roman Republic lasted. Also, having two presidents, or perhaps as many as there are powerful candidates, would make gangster tactics like those used in 1954 unnecessary. Joseph Studholme, the club's...
Finally the head council of the world body ordered him for the fifth time and unanimously (with one abstention) to hold the plebiscite, but it was too late. The Moral Authority, the bridge between two worlds, the man who had cast dust into the eyes of the world that he...