Word: popular
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...time when the world is indeed out of joint, it is fortunate that the leaders of the two largest democracies are getting together on a Gettysburg farm to chat about setting it right. Between them, certainly, President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru share more popular support than any other two men in the world, and in their conversations this week the two great leaders are undoubtedly conscious that many of those supporters are laying great odds on the good that can come of the historic meeting...
...practically, the better. The Prime Minister might point out that in the long run, he fears Chinese power more than Soviet power, but that the only way to mold the new China is to accept its existence. He could say to the President that with such an overwhelming popular mandate behind him, Eisenhower could effect a changed national attitude toward Red China without great political repercussions...
Loues Kane, of the College Shop, had two sellouts--whiskey-flavored toothpaste and a clay figure called "Zulu Booboo, the Goddess of Fertility." In the dentifrice department, the bourbon flavor is the most popular...
Prokofiev: PianoConcerto No.3; Violin Concerto No. I (Emil Gilels, piano; David Oistrakh, violin; U.S.S.R. State Radio Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin; Westminster). The modern master of melodic and harmonic surprises at his popular best, played by instrumental masters who know just how every phrase should be turned. The results of Soviet recording techniques are a bit shrill, but clear...
...most-popular movie stars in the U.S. for 1956, according to a poll of film critics, theater owners and representatives of various public groups conducted by the trade publication Boxoffice...