Word: solids
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...began by writing several hundred letters, phoned far & wide. Professional politicians snorted at such feminine amateurishness. But strangers, intrigued by the idea of a wife campaigning for a husband in the Philippines, offered money (which she refused), publicity (for which she was a natural), plus solid advice on how to avoid party tie-ups and how to soft-pedal the fact that her candidate wzcs a Republican in heavily Democratic Salt Lake...
...several respects today less promising than it seemed after [World War I]. There is none of the confidence now among men that they or their children will never see again another world war, as there was un doubtedly in 1919. It is our duty to sup ply the solid ground from which this hope may arise again - and live." Churchill then supplied the ground: British and U.S. collaboration on every thing, together always, and with Russia if possible (see INTERNATIONAL). Said he, giving President Truman's recent "Twelve Points," of U.S. foreign policy more weight than they had been...
...should fortify in every way our special and friendly connections with the United States." Bevin on Russia. Ernest Bevin had none of Churchill's solid polish; he was sometimes almost incoherent. But his meaning was as plain as a bulldog's face: "We will do nothing or allow any of our agents and diplomats to do anything to stir up hatred or to provoke or create a situation detrimental to Russia in the eastern countries. ... I am not a criminal if I want friendship with neighbors bordering on the British frontier. What am I doing wrong...
Today he puts on a show combining the outstanding features of a waterfront goon squad and Hollywood. Generalissimo Trujillo's car sports a five-starred, solid-gold license plate. Newspapers and radio hysterically shout his praise. Statues of him litter the land. An electric sign once glittered: "God and Trujillo...
...Business. Important visitors, including touring U.S. Congressmen, have found Trujillo the soul of affability. At home he can point to solid achievements: great advances in irrigation and sanitation, improved roads and schools, build ing projects. Trujillo's enterprises and taxes have helped drive living costs up. But his Government has been "orderly...