Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...military-command post, decided the time had come to do something about Greece's demand for enosis (union) with Cyprus and its dominantly Greek (80%) population. Instead of seeking a direct Anglo-Greek settlement, British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan polished up an old British plan for limited home rule, already rejected by the Greek Cypriots, and made the mistake of inviting the Turks to join him and the Greeks in London. In his first few months in office, Macmillan had disappointed many who had expected good things of him. The Cyprus case, his first solo venture in diplomacy, represented...
...Government House, church bells tolled and ship sirens shrilled in celebration. Lonardi stepped onto the balcony from which Perón used to harangue his mobs. In a level tone strikingly different from Perón's superheated oratory, the new President promised his huge, joyful audience a "rule of law," freedom of assembly and of the press (see PRESS). "Argentina" General Lonardi said, "has given the world the first example of an absolute totalitarian government falling before the just and honorable reaction of the people...
...Lonardi & Co. are to rule Argentina without using curfews and threats to shoot, they will have to overcome the workers' fears. Showing shrewd political sense, Lonardi announced that labor "can have as much confidence in this government as in the former . . . The conquests of the workers will be maintained and improved." Gone With the Winter. At week's end the country was mainly peaceful again...
...Casey switched and shuffled, wheedled and roared. His line-up was seldom the same two days running. His batting order was always a surprise. His choice of pitchers broke every baseball rule but one -the categorical imperative...
Gunther quickly inspected Swaziland (contrary to legend, he reports, its native ruler does not have twelve toes), Portuguese Africa (forced labor is still the rule), the Belgian Congo (booming). He trekked to the jungle compound where...