Word: sped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Elizabeth and Philip drove slowly past a line of jingling African chiefs, sped to a new maternity hospital. There a solemn little Negro boy named Prince (because he was born the same day as Elizabeth's son, Prince Charles) waited wide-eyed, bouquet in hand. The Princess approached. The little three-year-old forgot all the rehearsals and admonitions, and spellbound, extended his free hand instead of the bouquet. Gently the Princess, who is usually more nervous than her greeters, bent down, took the bouquet and thanked him. The watching Africans were delighted...
...Churchill kept in touch with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, approving the government's decision to reinforce Suez. Safe ashore at Southampton, Churchill had a brief word to say about his trip to Washington: "I've never had such a warm welcome, not even in wartime." Then he sped to London to take charge of the Egyptian crisis, to report to the cabinet on foreign matters, and to hear their latest alarming domestic news...
Within 15 minutes of the Assembly vote that felled them, Premier René Pleven and his cabinet ministers sped to the presidential palace in their official black cars and submitted their resignations to President Vincent Auriol, getting into their usual traffic snarl in the courtyard. Then they rushed back to carry on their cabinet assignments as before, until a new cabinet emerged...
...last week, Farouk got into his red Rolls-Royce and, convoyed by nine red jeeps, ten red motorcycles and three red Cadillacs, sped off to open Parliament. It was the first royal address since Egypt abrogated its treaty with Britain. Solemnly, Farouk handed the ribbon-tied speech to aging Premier Nahas, who quavered through it for 40 minutes. Beyond acknowledging that abrogation was an "accomplished fact" and that Egypt would proceed accordingly, "without hesitation or delay," the government made no concessions to the fanatic nationalists. It did not reject the West's Middle East Command proposal. As Nahas read...
Three restful days at Eagle's Crest were Elizabeth's and Philip's preparation for the most strenuous week of their tour. In the next four days, they sped eastward across 2,500 miles of Canada to see, and be seen by, more cheering Canadian crowds. This week they would arrive in Washington for a three-day stopover at Blair House as guests of President and Mrs. Truman. On the program are two formal dinners, luncheon with the Tru-mans and a round of capital receptions and sightseeing, patterned on the visit of the British King...