Word: requested
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though asked to lay down their arms, the Communists are not prepared to give up their struggle. They are in the delicate position of supporting Kassem's regime while trying to capture it. Last week, ignoring Kassem's pointed request that party activities cease, the Communists announced formation of a National Union Front, which includes themselves, fellow travelers from Kurdish parties, and what they called some dissident elements from the National Democratic Party (which had taken Kassem's hint and ceased politicking). On behalf of this Front, the Communists were once again demanding seats in the Cabinet...
Obviously, Congress is unwilling and the Administration does not seem very interested. Last week the House Appropriations Committee turned down President Eisenhower's request for funds to start work on an underground shelter from which to run the key Government agencies in case of nuclear assault. Cost...
...mute all night is a tough assignment, requires twice as much air power as playing an unmuted instrument. Long ago Jonah developed what fellow trumpeters call a "big-band lip," but he still finds the going tough if he does not carefully pace himself. "These people come in with requests," he says, "like I Can't Get Started, and I'm thinking about that F sharp on the end, and I think, 'Man, you can request, but this...
...told him what was in it. Mitchell, who had been keeping in touch with both sides, got together with Vice President Nixon and White House Counsel Gerald Morgan and worked out a reply. Then he called the union, told it what to expect. Ike turned down McDonald's request for a fact-finding board because, he said, he has authority to do so only in emergencies (with steel inventories high, a steel strike would not immediately be considered an emergency). While Ike said he did not believe the Government should intervene, he did offer McDonald a way to continue...
...soon they were taking long rides in Hitler's Mercedes. Hitler called her "Mimi," and at his request she called him "Wolf." The only thing that troubled Mimi was that Wolf would never put down his riding crop. Then one golden day they got out of the car and romped in the meadows like children. Leading Mimi to a tall pine, Hitler said: "Just stand there as you are. You're my forest sprite . . . Later you will understand." It was their first stormy kiss. "I was so happy I wished I could die," says Maria...