Word: stand
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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About Mr. Gleason's editorial of February 7, I cannot agree in any part with the stand of the U.N., the "Asiatic League," nor the U. S. as regards the Indonesia question. Though I believe that justice must be accorded the natives, Dutch interests should remain paramount. Because of Indonesia's importance to Netherland economy, an economy near bankruptcy because of the war, it behooves the U. S., for the sake of the E.R.P., to have Dutch interests remain predominant. The means "laissez-faire." The use of the U.N. as suggested by Senator Brewster to coerce the Netherlands into...
...That was strictly contrary to the wishes of the dominant Colorado party, which ran last year's elections on a one-party basis. Colorado chieftains, who wanted to make Dentist Molas López President in April, began to suspect that Rolón was getting ready to stand as a candidate himself...
Thunder on the Left. As the rumpus spread, the protests grew louder. The Young Progressives made most of the noise. Meanwhile, President Strand's stand got support from some members of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors; the president, they said, was entirely within his rights. Spitzer and La Vallee countered by declaring that they would appeal to the A.A.U.P.: they insisted that they were being fired for their Progressive activities. Finally, Strand's patience snapped...
...inhibited-I'm not," he bubbled. The audience sat down again. "Now we will do it with the orchestra, and at the end I will turn around and give you the signal and you will all stand up and sing...
...Stand Pat. There seemed small chance of anyone else following G.M.'s lead on prices. Said Ford Sales Boss Jack Davis: "We are not reducing the prices of our cars, because of the current high level of wage and material costs." Ford's three-passenger business coupe, now selling at $1,158, is still well under Chevrolet's cheapest at $1,260 and Plymouth...