Word: west
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dinnyes was accused of not showing "enough vigilance against two-faced elements." His Finance Minister, Miklos Nyardi, had gone on a mission to the West and "entered the service of foreign imperialists," i.e., decided not to return home...
...with an immigrant newly arrived in Israel. "We have a great task before us here," he said. "We must make of Israel everything that Moses foresaw for the promised land." "Indeed we must," said the newcomer. "We must make a Switzerland of Israel," the oldtimer went on. "East and West may fight all around us, but we must keep ourselves detached from it as the Swiss have done with their policy of strict neutrality." "Yes, yes," said the newcomer. "We have few natural resources, but we must develop specialized industries and skills as the Swiss have," said the oldtimer. "Like...
...equipment improved and the game graduated from smalltime gyms to big-city arenas. The "10-second rule" was introduced, requiring the team putting the ball in play to be across the center line in that time; the old center jump was eliminated. Out of the Midwest and the far West came firehouse basketball and the fast break. The old distinction between forwards and guards was now all but forgotten. As coach of the New York (pro) Knickerbockers, Lapchick now spends most of his time setting up defenses to hold the opposition under 75 points, figuring that if he can hold...
...From the 200 Christians in the West African settlement of Bolahun, Liberia to Episcopal Bishop Wallace E. Conkling of Chicago went a check for $22.25. The congregation of Bolahun sent this gift (the proceeds of their 1948 Easter collection) to further the work of Chicago's Negro Episcopal congregations...
Even the booming oil industry had done such a good job of expanding to meet the fuel shortage that oil was plentiful: prices of gasoline and fuel oil were being reduced. Soft coal was also piling up, partly because of a drop in exports. Many Kentucky and West Virginia mines had cut back to a three-or four-day work week. Said Bert A. Astrup, assistant general sales manager for Shell Oil Co.: "We've rounded the Horn and we're in a buyers' market...