Word: wente
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then George Allen went beyond the expected, polite tributes as he moved to the delicate subject of Algeria (De Gaulle was angered by U.S. abstention on the Algerian question in the U.N. last winter). "We recognize that France faces a problem of greater difficulty and complexity than that which burdens any other free nation," he said. "We welcomed the Constantine Plan* as a major step forward. We welcomed your affirmation of the reality of an 'Algerian personality,' " adding, "We sincerely hope that an equitable and liberal solution-one that will maintain French ties to Algeria -will be found...
...thousand servicemen swarmed to the scene, clawed through hot rubble with their bare hands. Twenty-five helicopters shuttled the injured to hospitals. A jet plane flew in from Japan with 35,000 units of tetanus serum to combat infection. Claims commissioners, given orders to "cut all red tape," quickly went to work compensating families for destroyed property. Shelter was found for the homeless. But, despite all efforts, 16 people died (twelve of them children) and 121 were injured...
...operating chief of the air force Major Juan Almeida, a foot soldier who savvies nothing of planes, much about Communism and the party line. Saying that "those who love liberty cannot agree to any dictatorial system, especially Communism," Diaz Lanz announced that he was resuming command. The dispute went before Fidel Castro, and in the ensuing shouting match, Castro confirmed that Almeida would run the air force...
Hawk-eyed Evangelist Billy Graham came home from Europe after seeing the sights in London (TIME, June 22), sighting the signs in Moscow. His observation of the U.S.S.R.: "They have not been able to stamp out God in Russia . . . Went to a number of churches, and I estimate that at least one-fifth of the congregation were teen-agers." Then Graham, who presided over a mammoth crusade in New York City in 1957, came close to admitting that it had been a big flop: "It was like a flea crawling on an elephant. New York is so big that...
...champion in 25 years, Sweden's Ingemar Johansson was soundly lionized last week. Vacationing in Florida before returning to Goteborg to enjoy the biggest and loudest victory celebration ever given a homecoming Swede, he drew hordes of females straining for a glimpse of his rugged Scandinavian features. "Ingo" went deep-sea fishing and just missed catching a sailfish, frolicked in a saltwater pool with pretty Birgit Lundgren. She squelched talk that she is Ingo's fiancee, characterized herself as just a good friend who travels with Johansson to take care of his secretarial requirements. Businessman Johansson...