Word: partisans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Long after most European statesmen had written off the EDC plan for an international European army, Dulles continued to plug for it. His stubbornness began to bear fruit last month when West Germany showed its growing strength and political stability by re-electing Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, a strong EDC partisan. France, which had blocked EDC, suddenly reawakened to the danger that the U.S. might insist on independent German rearmament if EDC did not materialize. Result: the French government seemed to be moving toward acceptance of EDC, and prospects for a West German contribution to the defense of Europe looked better...
Planning to carry his message to whomever will listen, Ponte, who speaks several languages, will talk on street corners and before small organizations. He is one of 35 non-partisan candidates vying for the nine seats on the City Council...
Tito himself, driving around the maneuvers area in a U.S. jeep, was pleased with his troops' performance and by Western praise of it. But he nostalgically recalled his tough, resourceful partisan bands of World War II. "There is still a role for partisans in modern war," Tito said. "There are two Yugoslav armies, and one of them is partisan...
...highbrow little magazines, life is seldom easy, frequently short. Editor Cyril Connolly bitterly put an end to Britain's Horizon after trying for ten years to make ends meet. In the U.S., the monthly Partisan Review has been forced to cut down to six issues a year, is still constantly casting about for angels. Since they traditionally operate in the red, only the little magazines backed by universities, well-heeled nonprofit organizations or foundations have any security. This week in London, 10,000 copies of a brand-new little magazine rolled off the presses, and it not only...
...Gerry O'Leary. They had a big alert line. And they had the ability to spot the weakness in the Dartmouth line, a weakness which started near left tackle and stretched across to right tackle. They scored four times and there seemed little doubt among the more non-partisan spectators that if needed, they could have added a couple more...