Word: regrets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After 24 hours' silence, Sofia Radio charged that the plane had edged onto Bulgarian territory and said that it was shot down by trigger-happy Bulgarian antiaircraft gunners. The Communist government of Bulgaria expressed its "deep regret." When a three-man Israeli investigation commission arrived at the crash site, the Bulgars had removed most of the wreckage...
...Maoris did not brain any of Cook's men with their patoo-patoos (war clubs), Cook got rattled for a rare moment during a sudden Maori foray and ordered his men to open fire. Four of the tribesmen were killed, to the kindly Cook's lasting regret...
...Received, "with regret" a request from Allen Whitfield to withdraw Whitfield's name as a nominee for membership on the Atomic Energy Commission. Whitfield, an attorney and Republican leader of Des Moines. had been under fire from Democrats for his handling of an estate trusteeship before and during World War II. He said he could not answer a set of 24 questions from Senator Clinton Anderson, chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy Committee, without violating confidential relations with his clients...
...this does not make him a "master," for the true masters of art have been those who inspired mankind. Renoir's mission was more that of a chef who served up delicious refreshments for the eyes. Only the harshest of puritans could carp at such a benefactor, or regret his popularity...
About 48 hours before the show was to be broadcast on 74 TV and 96 radio stations, Molotov's appearance on it was canceled. "We regret," CBS announced, "that Mr. Molotov would not take the advantage of this opportunity to face the American public with his views . . . The right of free questioning by the press and open discussion is the cornerstone of international understanding, and we hold open our invitation for any key representative of the Soviet government to participate in such a discussion...