Word: rios
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Meanwhile, the President had only to polish the speeches he is to deliver this week at the closing session of Rio's Inter-American Defense Conference and the joint session of the Brazilian Congress, and get set for a round of official festivities unmatched in Brazilian history (see LATIN AMERICA). At the request of Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra, he would extend his stay from five to seven days, to help celebrate Brazil's 125th Independence Day. The big fiesta would be a pleasure for Harry Truman, who always has a wonderful time and does a wonderful good...
Cloudy Session. Before he left Washington, the President had had a cool-to-cloudy session with hypertensive Democratic Party Chairman Bob Hannegan, accepted Hannegan's decision to quit the chairmanship with few regrets. With quiet irritation, the President dropped his speech coach, J. Leonard Reinsch, from the Rio passenger list. For weeks, columnists had spread a false rumor that Reinsch would be appointed FCC chairman to succeed Chairman Charles R. Denny. The President suspected Reinsch of what he considers a cardinal sin: starting the rumor himself. Washington heard that Harry Truman had acidly been asking his close associates...
...Rosa strode clear across the Quitandinha's salmon-pink conference salon to hug the Senator in a warm Latin abrazo. The latest U.S.-Argentine dispute had dissolved in love & kisses. The tracks were cleared for the signing of the Inter-American Defense Treaty when President Truman reaches Rio this week (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...
...Rio de Janeiro, with a population of 2,000,000, has only one public high school. (There are a hundred-odd others, but they are privately owned, and run for a profit that averages 30% a year...
...Rio one baby in six dies in its first year...