Word: touched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...French Union forces seized the enemy base at Dienbienphu (TIME, Nov. 30), some 50 miles south of Laichau. Dienbienphu lies on a broad plateau with a good airfield, which the French soon put in condition and ringed with barbed wire and trenches. From this base they could keep in touch with Thai anti-Communist guerrillas by radio. When the enemy moved up his 316th Division from the southeast, in position to attack either Dienbienphu or Laichau, the French decided to let Laichau go. They evacuated the garrison (using part of it to strengthen Dienbienphu), blew up their installations in Laichau...
...reason why Communist labor leaders stay in power is that, under the law, employers must treat Red-run unions exactly as they would any other. Employers can fire workers for Communist activity, as General Electric announced last week that it intends to do, but such a policy does not touch the Red labor leaders...
...list of subversive organizations and barring companies with defense contracts from employing anyone who belongs to them, and 2) broadening the Government's personnel security program to cover workers in defense plants. But both procedures would penalize union members, most of whom are not Communists, but not touch their leaders...
Another droll touch was added to Fools' Week as six Ponies staged a race on tricycles and roller skates in front of Widener yesterday. With utter disregard for the solemn procession, the police attempted tempted to disperse the fascinated spectators...
...father. He put his royalties into a farm, but he could not put his back and heart into it. With an eye on his hungry family and an ear to the creditor's knock, he took the odiously regarded job of exciseman, but gave it a Robin Hood touch: "I recorded every Defaulter, but at the Court, I myself begged off every poor body that was unable to pay, which seeming candour gave me so much implicit credit with the Hon. Bench that . . . they gave me ample vengeance on the rest...