Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...While a Communist speaker ranted against U.S. occupation, inflamed Communists in the audience noticed a Japanese policeman taking notes on the speech. A Communist snatched the notes away. A uniformed Nisei member of CIC, Corporal Henry Yamashita, tried to grab the notes back. Members of the crowd began to push Yamashita around and other U.S. soldiers went to his aid. One of them was knocked down, kicked in the belly and the mouth. When the melee was over five soldiers had been kicked, punched and stoned by the mob in the first serious assault on U.S. troops in the five...
...election eve one big-time bettor offered $100,000 to $50,000 that Antonio Prío would win. Confident President Carlos Prío counseled brother Antonio: "You do your best, and when the time comes, I'll give the final push." But a last-minute speech by the President was not enough...
...judge by Hess's analysis, Martian weather is pretty dull. If an earthling on Mars were able to breathe its atmosphere (containing little oxygen), he would see few clouds the year round. The wind might push him about a bit, but he would not have to worry about rain or snow. His worst problem would be the more extreme contrast between winter and summer. The Martian year (almost twice as long as the earthly year) allows Mars more time to heat up in summer, cool off in winter...
...thought, was a great place, and he told in detail of what he had seen of TVA, Louisiana oilfields and Texas ranches. Of his Washington visit, he said: "I didn't ask for anything. But President Truman on his own initiative ordered a White House official to push Chile's irrigation loan through in the International Bank...
Probably most offenses are committed in connection with dating. A common cold weather infraction is "vestibuling"; this consists of standing inside the door with your date instead of on the doorstep, where things are likely to get pretty chilly. And never try to push a 'Cliffedweller in the door late--especially more than once. Anything over a few minutes results in a warning. Three warnings means...