Word: set
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...shock of un-Gandhian bloodshed in Kerala made Congress leaders reverse themselves. The first reason was moral: the realization that to oust a legally installed government by mass defiance would set a bad precedent for Indian democracy. One of India's most respected leaders, former Governor General C. Rajagopalachari. So, declared that the methods Gandhi used against the British were not justified "when there is a remedy open according to law." The second reason for the about-face was practical. What had really shaken the Congress Party's nerve was a Communist threat that, unless the Kerala campaign...
Youlou, finally consenting to an election, then set out to win it. With a nice piece of gerrymandering, he increased the size of the Legislative Assembly from 45 to 61 seats, and saw to it that most of the new constituencies were located in the south, where Youlou supporters are concentrated. As further insurance, Opposition Leader Opangault was kept in jail, accused of provoking the February riots. Last week, to almost no one's surprise, Youlou won massively, gained a majority of 41 in the new Assembly...
...women, some with babies on their backs and all armed with sticks or pick handles, stormed the Cato Manor beer hall. They snatched glasses out of the men's hands, smashed barrels, poured hundreds of gallons of government beer on the ground. When the police arrived, they set after the cops with sticks and stones...
Roman Catholics, exhorted them to set a Christian example for their subjects in the gambling mecca...
Last week a Manchester school set up by Britain's commercial ABC Independent Television Co. to teach show business to clergymen graduated its third class: 13 Roman Catholic priests, including two principals of theological seminaries. Similar five-day courses have been given to 13 Anglican (including two bishops) and twelve Free Church preachers...