Word: whereupon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...good boy and play with its Ivy League pals. Penn, with its eye on the cashbox, had told the world it would telecast all its home football games this fall-in spite of the N.C.A.A. decision that only one game each week should be shown in each television area. Whereupon several Ivy League colleges swore they would drop Penn from their schedules...
...army and Chinese volunteers have put the enemy in such dilemma that an armistice now becomes possible." The Red version of what happened in Korea is simple: The South Koreans started the war a year ago with an attack on North Korea. The North Koreans quickly counterattacked, whereupon "American imperialists," coming to the aid of their "Syngman Rhee puppets," drove into North Korea. At that point Chinese "volunteers" entered the war, quickly pushed U.S. forces back to the 38th parallel, whereupon the U.S. decided to sue for peace. Summed up the Communist Wen Wei Pao of Hong Kong: "The United...
...vacation in Paris, Mary Pickford, 58, was invited to the Italian embassy for a little ceremony. For her work in helping orphans and sending relief packages to Italy, Ambassador Pietro Quaroni pinned the Order of the Republic on her lapel and gave her a diplomatic buss. Whereupon a member of the audience, honeymooning Sir Charles Mendl, 79, did the same. Said he: "I always kiss Mary every time I see her; been doing it for 25 years...
Once at a buffet luncheon she found a bowl of uncooked eggs waiting to be used for eggnogs. "You know, I've always wanted to throw a dozen eggs," she said to nobody in particular. Whereupon she selected a dozen and threw them at the nearest wall, not missing it once...
...resolute control of Congress' political machines. Nehru does not like him. In a moment of pique after his election, Nehru backed Jiwatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, a left-winger and disciple of Gandhi, to start an opposition movement against Tandon. The movement grew bigger and louder than Nehru had intended. Whereupon the Prime Minister did exactly what he does on international issues: he climbed on the fence, refused to back either Tandon or Kripalani...