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...chance to be Senator. He broke precedent by declaring a full ten months before the primary. He and Nancy set up campaign organizations in each of the state's 95 counties, probably shook more hands than anyone in Tennessee political history, and nettled Mistah Crump into a roar that made Kefauver famous. "Kefauver," wrote Crump in full-page newspaper advertisements through the state, "reminds me of the pet coon that puts its foot in an open drawer in your room, but invariably turns its head while it is feeling around in the drawer...
...Opposition exploded with a roar. "Woolton! Woolton!" stormed Laborites, shaking their fists at the Peers' Gallery where, next to the Duke of Edinburgh, looking down on the budget proceeding, sat Lord Woolton, one of the powers in the Tory Party. As wartime Minister of Food, Woolton had introduced food subsidies ; during last autumn's election campaign he said emphatically that the Conservatives did not plan to cut them. "More broken promises!" cried a Labor...
...attic. The best thing about Partch's music was that it seldom got in the way of the actors, who half-spoke, half-sang the lines. After four curtain calls for the actors, Composer Partch, in deep purple shirt and tweed jacket, came onstage to a roar of bravos...
...CONGRESS Vote of No Confidence When one of the 96 U.S. Senators wants to provoke an answer from a Cabinet officer, he usually can do it with a roar from the Senate floor. In the House, where few of the 435 members ever have opportunity for solo roaring, the same result is achieved by a device called a resolution of inquiry. A formal resolution* is introduced calling upon the Cabinet officer to furnish information, and the resolution is referred to committee. By custom, the Cabinet member hustles up to talk to the committee (usually in executive session); the resolution...
...British were prepared to move on Egypt. After Farouk's action, Eden turned to conciliation, said Britain was ready to satisfy Egypt's "legitimate national aspirations" so long as Britain's strategic interests were safeguarded. The British lion might be aging, but it could still roar...