Word: statesmanly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...were trying to give some democratic substance to De Gaulle's skeleton administration, Auriol's years of experience in the Chamber were invaluable. He became more than a parliamentary tactician. Long experience and his reflections after the defeat had made the Auriol of Algiers a wise elder statesman, who forced himself to think deeply about the fundamental defects in the parliamentary system he had served...
Next Enemy. Martin dropped one admission that helped explain the New Statesman's line: "Today the center of capitalist power has moved from London to Washington, and Socialists' criticism must also move from London to Washington." In short, for left-wingers of Martin's stripe, with capitalism on the run in England, the next enemy is not Communism but capitalism...
...Republic he took direct issue with his old friend. It was not a case of British liberalism v. American liberalism, he wrote. "We believe [the] struggle is between dictatorship of the Soviet brand and democracy." He stood on the line of democracy. Where stood the New Statesman? Straight noted that New Statesman pundit G. D. H. Cole had recently said that he would take "the Soviet world" in any showdown between the U.S. and Russia. Asked Straight: "Is this the editorial policy of the New Statesman? Presumably...
...rest of the field, with actual mileage per gallon: Studebaker Commander, 28.001; Studebaker Land Cruiser, 27.644; Willys Jeepster Four, 26.769; Nash Statesman, 26.122; Ford Eight, 25.994; Mercury, 25.945; Ford Six, 25.915; Lincoln, 25.448; Willys Jeepster Six, 24.973; Nash Ambassador, 24.926; Kaiser Deluxe, 24.713; Plymouth Concord, 24.145; Plymouth Cranbrook, 22.990; Hudson Hornet Six, 22.623; Chevrolet Styleline, 22.041; Packard 200, 22.023; Cadillac 60 Special, 21.979; Cadillac 61, 21.719; De Soto Deluxe, 21.622; Cadillac 62, 21.531; Chrysler Imperial, 21.178; Packard 300, 20.941; Chrysler Windsor, 20.886; De Soto Custom, 19.921; Cadillac 75, 19.869; Hudson Commodore Custom Six, 19.950; Chrysler Crown Imperial, 19.208; Lincoln Cosmopolitan...
Died. Kijuro Shidehara, 78, Japanese statesman; of a heart attack; in Tokyo. Shidehara, onetime Ambassador to Washington, was an advocate of peaceful expansion in a country overrun by military fanatics. Because he opposed Japan's 1931 march on Manchuria, the warlords unseated him from the Foreign Ministry. After 14 years in retirement, he became Prime Minister for six months following World...