Word: ployed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this must drive Saud toward the Hashemite federation of Iraq and Jordan. Plainly, Nasser was pinning his hopes of uniting the Arab world on an attempt to unseat its Kings-Iraq's Feisal, Jordan's Hussein, and now Saudi Arabia's Saud. It was a dangerous ploy, and as the battle lines hardened, Iraq's Feisal summoned back the redoubtable Nuri asSaid to take over for his 14th tour as Premier...
...engineered the election of Florida's LeRoy Collins as his successor -even though a nominating committee had already settled on Georgia's racist Marvin Griffin. Collins, in turn, was succeeded last year as chairman of the Southern Regional Education Board by Hodges. Last week Hodges worked another ploy. Planning their Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Raleigh, North Carolina Democrats planned to invite as main speaker a tub-thumping segregationist, possibly Georgia's Senator Herman Talmadge. Hodges held out for-and got-his own choice: Florida's soft-talking LeRoy Collins...
...matter whom the Democrats nominated. Groping for an explanation of Jenner's decision, Republican State Chairman Robert Matthews said the Senator was "just tired of carrying on the fight for conservatism by himself." But some observers of Indiana politics ventured that Jenner's announcement was a ploy designed t01) jolt the state Republican organization out of its lassitude, and 2) set up a draft-Jenner movement. Old Guardsman Jenner, the cynics argued, was worried about the Democratic trend, feared that he might lose his seat unless he stirred up some enthusiasm among Indiana Republicans...
...oracle of the far right, had sponsors on 250 of the Mutual stations that carry his nightly news roundup. Last week, pared down to 75 sponsors and detecting restlessness among some of the 300 stations that now carry him without sponsorship, Commentator Lewis awaited the results of a novel ploy...
Besides beautifying Mrs. Eisenhower, the new coat raises once again the thorny problem of whether public officials and their families should accept large gifts. Beaver is not quite Democratic mink in spite of the latest advertising ploy, but the present administration has also been embarrassed by the generosity of King Saud of Arabia. One aide accepted an automobile from the monarch, and there are many daggers, watches and other golden mementos waiting to be distributed. In addition, Senator Wayne Morse has been unkind enough to nag the President about gifts of livestock and a tractor for his Gettysburg homestead...