Word: poison
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Jawaharlal Nehru thought he knew where India's dragon lay, and went off to slay him. "Communalism," he declared, "is India's greatest enemy. In the north, this communal poison has created hatred between Hindus and Sikhs. In the south, it has created antagonism between Brahmins and non-Brahmins . . . Unless we wipe out these communal parties, India will go to pieces...
...America, a menace unearthed by the Saturday Evening Post, and exposed on that magazine's editorial page last week. Ensconced in their forts, built of books, book review pages, radio time alloted for news commentaries and the many sectors commanded by "other propagandists," the "McGeorge Bundyites" are injecting their poison into all sectors of American life...
...largest dose of poison, according to the Post, is embodied in the "myth of the Terrified Liberal," the message of which is that McCarthy has so terrified the intelligentsia--federal jobholders, scientists, writers, and professors--that they dare not utter a word...
...Detroit Outfielder Harry Heilmann and Pittsburgh Outfielder Paul ("Big Poison") Waner, niches No. 61 and 62 in baseball's Hall of Fame. Heilmann, who died last July, led the American League batters four times between 1921-27, ended 1923 with a fabulous .403. Waner, in his 20-year career, topped the National League hitters three times...
...sinister adviser Rainaldi had murdered Cousin Ambrose. Then Rachel came to Cornwall on a visit and, in no time, her cute tricks had Philip dancing attendance like a puppet. But when Philip began to get headaches and nearly died, the old questions returned. Was it brain sickness or poison? Why did Rainaldi show up? Why did Cousin Rachel allow Philip to think she would marry him, and then back out when he had signed over the estate? The scene is the Rebecca country 100 years or more ago, the atmosphere is Gothic, the suspense is played out like Florentine silk...