Word: primed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...excellent butler. Of course, I didn't know at the time that I was going to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. But that doesn't make any difference." But when Thorneycroft moves to the Chancellor's official residence at 11 Downing Street (next door to the Prime Minister's), Macleod will not go with him. Macleod is seeking another situation, explains Thorneycroft firmly; he has not been fired...
Though obviously stung by these gibes, Nehru last week assured the world: "If I am convinced that I have not honored any international commitments in regard to Kashmir, I will either honor them or resign my prime ministership." Unimpressed, Britain's Liberal Manchester Guardian retorted: "Mr. Nehru evidently does not recognize that he is throwing away much of India's moral authority...
...Treasury bills, most sensitive of all money barometers, slipped from a peak of 3.3% in mid-December to 3.1% last week, while medium-term taxable bonds dropped to 3.35% from their 3.52% peak set in early January. The overall bond market reflected the different tone; the interest rate on prime Aaa-grade corporate bonds dipped from 3.82% to 3.22% by the end of January...
Across the Pond. The peacock in its prime is shown by Author Bedford with the brilliance of an artist who can paint both a huge panorama and an Audubon closeup. Julius von Felden, feckless son of an ancient baronial house of Baden, has come to Berlin to marry Melanie. daughter of the Jewish House of Merz-a plutocratic, rock-solid family that lives in a welter of steam heat, massive drapes, and meals so continuous and gigantic that every room contains a deftly hidden mousetrap...
...bloodiest police force. What went wrong with their lives? Posted to the Soviet embassy in Canberra, the Petrovs never had it so good. With his pay as colonel in the MVD-plus her pay as captain-they made $18,550, more than the salary of the Australian Prime Minister. But in contrast to the loose, shirt-sleeved, friendly Australian society, the Petrovs lived a life between nightmare and farce...