Word: touched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Upper House, Socialists objected to "the thought" of accepting aid from Russia, even if U.S. arms should be sent to Pakistan. So did many of Nehru's supporters, who called "No, No, No." But New Delhi papers reported that Nehru's ambassador in Moscow was in touch with Molotov about "undisclosed matters," and Nehru did not deny...
Another Try. The big, shiny interceptor skimmed along at terrific speed just above the east-west runway. At the halfway point, Townsend's wheels seemed to touch-but only for a second. He said over the radio: "I'm going to try another circle." For half a mile the crippled Scorpion labored for altitude. The gamble failed. In one last bid for life, Townsend headed toward an open field. It was bordered by houses, and for a tense second or so, as the plane settled, observers were certain that it would smash through them. Then Townsend nosed down...
...just a detail-a finishing touch to the grim and familiar picture which might be titled "Freedom of Religion in a People's Democracy." The Polish Roman Catholic hierarchy, it was announced last week, had taken an oath of loyalty to Poland's Communist government. Church Leaders Cardinal Wyszynski and Bishop Kaczmarek still stayed under lock & key, and the Poles of the Silent Church set their lips a little tighter and waited...
Professional critics have praised her just as warmly. Oddly enough, U.S. critics were, and still are, inclined to temper their praise with a touch of condescension. They note her obvious limitations of draftsmanship and range, and only then admit her ability to evoke atmosphere and create lively scenes. But the European reaction has been full-out. A Zurich critic speaks of her "magic spontaneity . . . completely unsentimental, and as untouched as nature herself ... a phenomenon of our times." Paris' Arts votes "thanks to Grandma Moses for the happiness she shows us." Vienna-born Otto ' Kallir flatly insists that Grandma...
Many newsmen, especially those working for radio and TV, hailed the new ruling as a step in the direction of bringing the President in closer touch with the people, hoped that soon the conferences could be filmed for TV. But others deplored it as a move toward nullifying the value of the press conference by turning it into a show. Said the New York Times: "The widest dissemination of news is all to the good. [But] there is the danger that the participants will become mere actors in a gigantic show, and that goes both for newspapermen...