Word: northerns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...birth of Man Singh, a son of the proud Thakore clan in India's northern Agra district, a Brahman priest predicted that he would one day grow up to "become a terror to kings." But as a boy Man Singh was remarkable only for his mild and conscientious disposition. He took no part or interest in the traditional blood feuds between Brahman and Thakore that raged constantly in the Rajput countryside west of the Taj Mahal. He clothed himself in the handspun cloth of humility known as Khadi to show his allegiance to Gandhi, and in hawk-nosed, dignified...
...James G. Smyth, ousted collector for Northern California, acquitted on charges of tax fraud...
...Viet Nam nation is a recent French consolidation of three ancient provinces: Tonkin, Annam and Cochin China. The Chinese ruled Tonkin and northern Annam for more than the 1,000 years, until they were expelled in the 10th century by native Annamites who were themselves of part-Chinese stock. About 150 years ago, the Annamites split into warring factions, and French missionnaires and traders moved in along the coast. By 1802, the French were strong enough to install a puppet king on the imperial throne of Annam; by 1870, the French army was ashore to protect French interests...
Crossing Norway, Sweden and Finland, mostly covered with clouds, the shadow entered Russia, where more than 30 ground observatories, Russian and satellite, were waiting for it. Northern Russia was cloudy, but the weather improved in the south, and stations in the Caucasus had excellent observing. In Iran a U.S. expedition was clouded over, but Father Francis J. Heyden of Georgetown University made up for it partially by winning a $400 rug from Iranian astronomers. They had bet him that the eclipse would not happen...
...farm bloc" issue. Farm-state Senators and Representatives are split, with those from grain, dairy and cotton areas generally plumping for high, rigid supports and those from livestock and diversified sections favoring flexibility. In view of the split, the Eisenhower Administration this week was fighting for the votes of Northern, big-city Democrats, who will hold the balance of power when the roll calls come. Vice President Nixon, Secretary Benson and his Under Secretary, True D. Morse, were ready with speeches that emphasized a point of particular interest to big-city Congressmen: high, rigid price supports mean high, rigid food...