Word: sirenes
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During the days when Egypt was trying to negotiate the British out of the Suez, the ten-man Revolutionary Command Council that rules Egypt indicated that it might listen to the Kremlin's siren song. But now that the British have agreed to quit the Suez and the U.S. has promised $80 million in aid, Egypt's young military junta sent a statement to all foreign correspondents in Cairo. Its gist; Egypt regards itself as a friend to the West, though it is unwilling to join a defense alliance...
...three conservative governors, Colorado's Dan Thornton. Texas' Allan Shivers and Pennsylvania's John Fine, on a fact-finding mission to Japan and Korea. Last week the three governors presented their report to the President. It carried a startling recommendation: Japan, in order to resist the siren call of Communism, must trade with the Chinese Communists...
Married. Arlene Dahl, 29, red-haired cinema siren (Here Come the Girls) ; and Fernando Lamas, 37, Argentine-born Hollywood swashbuckler (Rose Marie); both for the second time (her first: movie Tarzan Lex Barker) ; in Las Vegas...
...anyone had a desire to relive part of his life, all shrugged except Bogart. who said, "Yes. When I was courting Betty." The romance began in 1944 when Bogart was starring in To Have and Have Not with Betty, who was making her film debut. Betty played a sultry siren whose big line in the movie was a hoarse "If you want anything, all you have to do is whistle." (Bogart later presented her with a tiny gold whistle.) It was a noisy courtship-conducted, apparently to the mutual enjoyment of both parties, amidst coveys of newsmen and crushing hordes...
...chill grey Monday morning, the big siren sounded atop the Old National Bank building. Spokane (pop. 176,000) was ready. The National Guard was out, and ack-ack crews atop Newberry's five & ten fired blanks into the sky. Taxis rushed 400 nurses to 40 aid stations...