Word: returned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President placed much of the blame on irresponsible politicians, but he also had words of warning for his own military comrades, who might be thinking of delaying the return to democracy. "We did not overthrow one man.'' he said, "to substitute another. We would rather have a mediocre government as long as it represents the will of the people." The plan to hold presidential elections Feb. 23 and turn over power in May "will be inexorably carried out," and any interference by power-hungry men would meet "the granite wall of the people's will...
...Unionistic Congress of the Roman Catholic Church at St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle. Ill., 125 delegates discussed hopes for the return of all Christians to the Roman Catholic fold-especially those who "left the church as a result of the Eastern schism of 1054." i.e., the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. In preparation for the day when Roman Catholicism may once again be free to teach and preach in Russia, monks are in training in the Catholic Eastern Rite at Holy Trinity Priory near Pittsburgh, as well as at Fordham and in Rome. The Russian Orthodox Church would have been...
...fellow townspeople with almost embarrassing clarity and force-in attitudes of worship, puzzlement or indifference-around three versions of Christ in modern dress. For a while, the paintings adorned the local Congregational Church. Then, upset at seeing itself mirrored in its own house of worship, the congregation voted to return the pictures to the artist...
...change that affects the discount business the most is the changed customers. People are no longer content with a cluttered loft offering cut-rate appliances and little else. They want liberal credit, free delivery, a repair section, the right to return purchases. They want more goods in the store, e.g., shoes, shirts, suits, dresses, lingerie, towels. They want individual attention, well-mannered clerks...
...Britain's prewar peak. In terms of today's inflated dollars, Britain's investment of $21 billion in 1938 would be worth some $42 billion. But with foreign investments increasing at the rate of $4.4 billion this year, the U.S. should soon surpass that record. In return for their dollars, said Commerce, U.S. businessmen pocketed $3.4 billion in earnings on foreign holdings last year for more than a 10% return on investment...