Word: morrison
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...parliamentary committee (TIME, April 29), was also getting him in trouble. Sir Winston Churchill gloated that Nye's revolt had left him "a stranded whale." Last week the whale was expertly harpooned by Bevan's No. 1 rival in the Labor Party, Deputy Leader Herbert Morrison. Apparently with full approval of Clement Attlee, Morrison, in the Laborite monthly Socialist Commentary, accused
...needed both unity and constructive thought to win that election," wrote Morrison. "Instead, we were afflicted with trouble over the so-called Bevanites. Now," Morrison went on, coldly referring at all times to his opponent as "Mr. A. Bevan," "we have had the open conflict on the front bench followed by his resignation from the parliamentary committee." Once again, thanks to Mr. A. Bevan, concluded Morrison, "cheerfulness has returned to the Tory benches; depression and annoyance have descended upon ours. Why should a number of labor parties in marginal and difficult constituencies be so eager to support damaging foolishness...
...topsoil for a better view of the fissures and to start a road to the hilltop for operations to come. Probable next step: test borings to map the crevices exactly. In the end, it may be necessary to remove the threatening slab. This week two representatives of the Morrison-Knudsen construction company, world's greatest earth mover (TIME. May 3), flew down to have a look at Contractor's Hill...
...Elis, Heptagonal and IC4A indoor champions, were surprised in almost every event Saturday, but the javelin toss was the one which completely crushed them. Pete Morrison, Carl Goldman, and Ed Hurley all threw the spear further than any Eli, Morrison winning with a toss of 164-feet-one half inch, the longest. Yale was favored to take both first and second in the event...
...work of Harry Morrison and other U.S. construction men- America's ambassadors with bulldozers-the world sees the U.S. at its best. They leave behind far more than they take home in dollars, and what they build is long remembered as an example of U.S. brains, energy and good will...