Word: wanted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...confused with Robert A. T. Scott '58-3, marched triumphantly into this city today after defeating the forces of Fidel Castro '47 throughout the whole of Cuba. "Man, it's not like I had anything against this Fidel cat, but man, this Cuba is an ugly country and I want to clean it up, sweep the streets, encompass the universe, ravish the earth." Scott broke the back of the Castro resistance at famous San Juan Hill...
Castro has fled to the Dominican Republic to plot Scott's overthrow with Batista. "Overthrow, overpass--I'll give 'em free transportation to my island paradise if they feel they got the divisions. Man, I don't want this damn place, I just want to beautify it. I feel that this is the Canadian's burden," he observed...
...Chicago show the new word in the furniture men's vocabulary was "elegance.'' To tempt the growing U.S. luxury market, the buyers want-and are getting-better designs and higher quality. Prices may go up 3% or so in 1959, but for his money the consumer will get better furniture. Said one Seattle retailer: "There was a long period when manufacturers had atrocious taste in furniture-that day is gone...
...Allies themselves are divided on Krupp. Both the U.S. and France have let the West German government know that they are not opposed to letting Krupp keep his property. Only the British have insisted on holding Krupp to his promise. Since there is little they can-or want to -do about it, the Allies may now decide to release Krupp formally from his pledge. Krupp is already believed to own 75% of Bochumer Verein's stock, obtained through the good offices of his friend, Swedish Industrialist Axel Wenner-Gren...
University Hall reaction was delayed, but one top official, who asked that his name be disclosed, commented, "We knew all about this ploy months ago, but didn't want to say anything. Boys will be boys, you know...