Word: pleased
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Spanning the period 1706-34, Volume I only takes Franklin to the age of 28, but these were the spawning years of his genius. He served his apprenticeship as a printer, journeyed to England and back, published the New England Courant, married, formed the "Junto," an intellectual self-improvement club...
At first, the defendants pleaded not guilty. Since, in case of conviction, the fact could be cited in any civil suits for triple damages, they changed their pleas to nolo contendere and threw themselves on the mercy of the court. While this is equivalent to a guilty plea, the fact...
Actually Burma's pols have been electioneering ever since last May, when moonfaced ex-premier U Nu lashed out at army rule (TIME, June 1). U Nu mixes religious meditation and campaign oratory as no one else does: fortnight ago, emerging from 45 days of fasting and contemplation, he...
In Manhattan, Touré addressed the United Nations, repeating his pleas for understanding of Africa's struggle against colonialism; was guest of honor at an official city luncheon in the Commodore Hotel and at a Waldorf-Astoria dinner given by the African-American Institute. At week's end...
But then the campaign against Dubois began losing its comic aspects. Several weeks ago Havana's Radio Mambi started carrying, at 15-minute intervals, pleas for loyal Cubans to contribute their centavos to buy a huge bucket for Dubois to soak his head in. Anti-Dubois signs appeared on...