Word: swingful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This Argentina swing away from the United States finds its roots in conflicting ideas of superiority, according to de Haas. Pointing out that both the United States and Argentina see themselves as vastly superior nations, the Business School professor explained that Argentina resents the attempts of the United States to become the dominating factor in South American problems, inasmuch as the considers herself the rightful leader. Changes along this line in American diplomacy will have to take place, the professor said, before we can hope to establish real good will in South America...
...Swing...
...every woman who puts on unaccustomed overalls and goes to the factory for the swing shift, another puts on unaccustomed finery (sales of black lace underwear are booming) and travels to places she has never been before to be with her man in uniform. And for every woman who takes up a new occupation another takes up the oldest occupation-older than the oldest profession-motherhood...
...Swing, swing together...
...Theatre's famous chore graphers have brought "Swan Lake" back to Diahileff's classical interpretation which is ballet and its most typical, and possibly best, form. Nimble-footed Markova and Apollo Dolin swing, sway, and pirouette in the center of the floor while a score of swan-maidens in traditional, white chees cloth play charades in the background. Perfection that "Swan Lake" may be, the show was stolen by this season's newcomer, "Pillar of Fire." It took this super-choreographic and tragic ballet to really rouse the audience, but even the dowagers stood up in the boxes and clapped...