Word: west
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...mammoth press conference in the Camp McCauley officers' club. They explained to the world what made two officers in the Red air force, the most privileged group in Russia, choose to join the tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and civilians who have made their way to the West since 1945. "The Party," said Pirogov, "does nothing to meet the needs and desires of the people." "And elections aren't free!" shouted Barsov, banging his fist on the table. "They must vote at the point of a gun . . . The army doesn't live badly, and especially...
...headlines last week told of the seemingly irreducible deadlock between East & West at Berlin (see below). The breaking of that deadlock depended, in the long run, on which side was stronger. Beneath the headlines, the week's less spectacular news contained some highly significant indications that the balance of strength between East & West was continuing to shift. The shift was in the West's favor...
Britain was planning to plow back 20% of her gross income each year for the next four years into improving her production plant. Next to the U.S., Britain was the West's biggest Santa Claus. While taking ECA dollars with one hand, she was giving to Marshall aid countries with the other $312 million (in sterling) to cover their expected trading deficit with Britain...
...West Coast, where by old stand ards college football has recently ranged from pitiful to deplorable, California demanded the right to be rated among the nation's best. In rainy Seattle, the Rose Bowl-bound Golden Bears made it five straight this season by rubbing Washington's nose in the mud, 21 to 0. California's highly advertised Fullback Jack Jensen couldn't seem to get untracked, but Halfback Jack Swaner, a superior mudder, had a big day, scoring all three touchdowns...
...Frankie, like Teammates Norm Standlee and Bruno Banducci, is an alumnus of Stanford's famed 1940 "wow boys," who went to the Rose Bowl and won. In those days, West Coasters brazenly mentioned him in the same breath with the great Sammy Baugh, prince of passers. But Frankie joined the Navy, got married, and didn't fool much with football until two years ago. Now he is firing his left-handed passes as accurately as the great right-handed Sammy. So far this season, Albert has completed 108 passes in 180 attempts, an average of .600. Average gain...