Word: took
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Luchaire was well prepared as an advocate of French-German reconciliation. His father had served Briand at the League of Nations, his stepmother was Stresemann's secretary and biographer. Jean's wife waved the flag of rapprochement in her own way: she became Stresemann's mistress, took Jean's daughter Corinne to Germany with her. Little Corinne so charmed Stresemann's friend, Banker Kurt von Schroeder, that the rich old man took her into his home...
...Right Road for Britain took a stand against nationalization of industry. (The Laborites have also indicated that their nationalizing drive is almost spent.) On social services, however, the Tories go as far as Labor-if not a bit farther. Said the Tory pamphlet: "We regard [the social services] as mainly our own handiwork. We shall endeavor faithfully to maintain the range and scope of these services, and the rates of benefits." The Tories promised increased government spending on farm subsidies, rural housing, roads and forests, pensions to widows, spinsters and the aged, and free drugs to "private patients" who choose...
...Wanger Broadway shows" (the publicity handout said), bounced into a big, baroque Casino chamber, joined croupiers, cameramen and curiosity-seekers around the first crap table in the Casino's 71 years of existence. Blonde, white-suited Lillian Moore-"one of the 100 most beautiful girls in the world"-took the dice, shook them, blew on them, threw the inaugural roll...
...five years of Arevalo's "spiritual socialism," shrewd "Paco" Arana had patiently listened to a string of well-heeled callers telling him why he should send "that damned schoolteacher" back to Argentina (where Arevalo spent 15 years). A smart politician, Arana was friendly to all, made promises and took no action-except to put down outright revolt. He did not want to upset the government; he wanted to be elected President himself in 1950, when Arevalo's term ends...
Next day Arevalo boasted, "Democracy has triumphed," then took some undemocratic measures. All newspapers and radio stations were closed; opposition leaders were thrown in jail. The army launched a purge of pro-Arana officers...