Word: uphold
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Medeiros, and withdrew. Three days later Dr. Vargas rushed through his inauguration in five minutes. Only members of the diplomatic corps, Brazilian officials and their families were invited, but thousands swarmed outside Tiradentes Palace in the rain while President Vargas stood before the rostrum and gave his oath to uphold his new constitution for the next four years. Most novel provision of this 44-page opus compels each Minister of the Brazilian Government to provide himself with a "brain trust" of technical experts. On this point the new constitution reads: "It is forbidden to any Minister to take a step...
...when his car scraped a Manxman's sedan, jumped a hedge, landed upside down 75 yd. away. Don's mechanic, Francis Taylor, was killed. When Kaye Don hobbled out of the hospital last week, he hobbled straight into an ancient courtroom where Manx Deemsters are sworn to uphold justice "as indifferently as the herring's backbone doth lie in the midst of the fish." The charge was manslaughter...
...Traitors must be put up against the wall and shot!" roared Leader Forster. "Here in this German outpost we shall forever uphold the Hitler spirit. We believe in Germany! We believe in Hitler...
...would be the last person to uphold the majority of the activities of Adolf Hitler. But I do not feel that TIME'S unwavering and at times monotonous criticism of his policies and person enables me to understand his present position, power and popularity in Germany. I presume terrorism will now be the explanation...
Postponing yesterday's game makes this afternoon's affair the opener of the series, and that means that Coach Smoky Joe Wood of the Elis will probably use his No. 1 moundsmen, Captain George Parker, to uphold the pitching end for Yale According to the original schedule, Coach Fred Mitchell of the Crimson was figuring to reserve his best twirler, Captain Eddie, Loughlin, for the second game. But right now the chances are that Mitch will stretch everything to win this battle before the Old Grads...