Word: rateness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After all the deceptions sponsored by Revlon, Mr. Charles Haskell Revson might have been flabbergasted, or again he might not. At any rate, I would expect so colorful a character to admit to something more exotic...
...high time. Things have been standing still in Iraq, in uneasy tension between the Communists and the conservatives. Though oil flowing to Western markets still brings Iraq royalties at the rate of $230 million a year, Kassem's 16-month-old revolution has done little to better the Iraqis' lot. Farmers, unsure whether the government will go through with land reform, have cut back on their planting. Eggs have tripled in price, rice costs 50% more, and wheat has become so scarce that authorities had to import 45,000 tons from Turkey two months ago to meet...
...turned up in Red-lining Guatemala of the early 1950s, where the man who was instructed to hire him as an inspector in the Agrarian Department remembers only that Che was identified as a "Communist from abroad." With this sinecure in hand, Guevara settled down in a second-rate Guatemala City hotel, flitted in and out of the country on unexplained missions. With the Jacobo Arbenz government falling, Guevara tried to organize guerrillas to fight, then fled to Mexico, where he joined the Gramma band. Guevara, who denies that he is a Communist, insists that the Hungarian revolution was "fomented...
...next semester. Champion diver Frank Gorman's status is also in doubt. Both are essential against Yale, Hunter for firsts in the 50 and 100-yard freestyles and the final relay, and Gorman because he is the best diver on the East coast. At any rate, neither can be entered against Navy in January...
...entirely on how rapidly the sophomores develop. With Dartmouth, the present title holder, and Yale ready to make impressive bids for the top, the Crimson must become a cohesive unit early in the game. If it does not, Cambridge will have to wait another year for a really first rate outfit. But the spirit is excellent, and the passing and hustle so far have been more than adequate. As Weiland said, "the boys are anxious to get started. They think they can do something...