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Word: throned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...slender lad in a slow-moving, blue 1953 Lincoln convertible surrounded by armored cars, replied again & again with precise Sandhurst salutes. The procession moved on to Jordan's Parliament building. There, dressed in the gilded blue uniform of an Arab Legion general, the lad rose from a satin throne and said in a loud, clear voice: "I swear by God to abide by the constitution and to be loyal to the people." Outside, guns hammered 101 salvos into the dusty hills, and a legion bagpipe band swirled music. Hussein Ibn Talal Ibn Abdullah el Hashimi, that day turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: The Boys Take Over | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

...same family. Both reign over lands carved out for their grandfathers by the British after World War I. Both are British-educated (at Harrow), both came to rule through family tragedy. Hussein's father, Talal (who himself succeeded the assassinated Abdullah, first King of Jordan), lost his throne because of insanity; Feisal's father Ghazi wrapped his racing car around a light pole when Feisal was a solemn-eyed moppet of three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: The Boys Take Over | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

...Samuel Cardinal Stritch, read a message from the Pope: "Ever since you received the fullness of the priesthood you have performed a zealous and fruitful ministry . . . Wishing in some outstanding way to render testimony of our affection toward you, we have decided to name you Assistant at our Pontifical Throne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Bishop's 25th | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

Washington newsmen were surprised by nothing but the frankness and timing of Krock's announcement, since Diplomatic Correspondent Reston, 43, has long been the star of the Times bureau and heir apparent to the throne. A Pulitzer Prizewinner (for his reporting of the Dumbarton Oaks conference), Reston has worked top sources and a sharp, journalistic mind to give him a long series of exclusive stories. His basic formula for covering Washington: "Read the newspapers and then raise in your own mind the unanswered questions. You can anticipate what a government will do, and, on the basis of that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Change of Command | 4/27/1953 | See Source »

Married. Princess Josephine Charlotte, 25, sister of Belgium's King Baudouin; and Crown Prince Jean, 32, heir apparent to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (pop. 300,000); in Luxembourg. The wedding, carried off in lavish, old-style pageantry in spite of rain, drew a glittering collection of guests: three kings, three queens, a grand duchess, an archduke, 22 princes, 18 princesses, and assorted lesser nobility. Royal feathers were momentarily ruffled when Princess de Rethy, commoner wife of Belgium's abdicated King Leopold III (father of the bride), got uncommonly close to the head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 20, 1953 | 4/20/1953 | See Source »

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