Word: rumoring
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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State Secretary James F. Byrnes finally confirmed an old rumor. Meeting at Yalta. Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had secretly agreed to pay Russia's asking price for eventually fighting Japan-outright annexation of the Kuril Islands and southern Sakhalin...
...early to guess at the outcome. Smart, flashy Manuel Roxas would have the edge in political sex appeal, and Philippine voters traditionally disregard platforms and causes to vote for personal reasons. He has always been popular with Juan de la Cruz, the Filipino man-in-the-street. Rumor had it that several rich island families would back him in buying up blocs of votes from local political leaders-a custom which every candidate must duly observe. But he also had a cross to bear-he had held political office during the Japanese occupation...
...Hottest Rumors. Suddenly rumors swept the meeting that General Dwight D. Eisenhower would accept UNO's Secretary-Generalship. Britain floated the Eisenhower rumors in an effort to head off a fight between its own candidate, Canada's quietly competent Ambassador to the U.S., Lester B. ("Mike") Pearson, and Norway's Lie, who might again be supported by Russia. Poland set adrift a rumor for Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace...
...rescue crews began taking in telephone wire, timbers, chemicals and rock dust for extinguishing fires. As night passed, the people standing beside bonfires outside began to understand how slowly the terrible work was going. As the new day dawned, a rumor ran wildly through the crowd: 31 men had been found, all dead. It was denied, but believed-for the fight seemed hopeless...
...workers took alarm over a rumor that the company would not pay them at all. In November, led by the powerful new Shanghai General Union, they staged a protest. Since strikes and lockouts are barred by municipal edict, the workers kept the trams running but collected no fares.* Free riding went on for two and a half days. Then the workers blandly said they were sorry, blandly resumed normal collections...