Word: solids
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Solid Seat. Figueres was too smart to use the Legion and thus bring the Guardia down on his neck. On the contrary, he high-pressured the Legion's leaders into disbanding the organization and turning over its weapons to his government. Many in San José suspected that the Legion could get them back if it needed them...
...crisis simmered down, Figueres was more solid than ever in the presidential chair. Somoza had his Legion foes at least temporarily disarmed. The O.A.S. could preen itself on a rapid job of calming intervention. Only Calderon Guardia had to face the fact of failure...
...Genius. Since no one showed him any angels, he painted gleaming seascapes in which one could almost whiff the salt air, and landscapes like Landscape at Ornans (see cut) that were solid and spacious enough to be mistaken for windows on reality. Well-pleased with himself, he did at least a dozen self-portraits. One, entitled Fortune Saluting Genius, showed him with a wealthy patron...
Courbet's best admirers were realists like himself (men like Novelist Zola), men who also swam against the popular current. To 20th Century eyes, Courbet looks like a rock-solid conservative. Actually, his realistic art not only ran counter to the great traditions of his day, it profoundly influenced Manet, Renoir and Cezanne, the founding fathers of modern...
...League basketball, the classy, high-rated Lowell team continued its victory streak with a solid 51 to 23 win over Adams. The Bellboy five couldn't miss, scoring on set shots, hook shots by John Altrocchi, and fast drive ins by high scorer (21) "Goldie" Goldsmith. The squad also kept firm control of the backboards. In the B League game, Adams beat Lowell...