Word: wing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Debate. While the Welshman's stream of words eddied around him, Clem Attlee chewed his pipe, taking it out of his mouth only to mutter: "Most embarrassing, most embarrassing." Attlee left it to his right-wing followers to tear Bevan down, and they did, though messily. "Why did you once take me for a walk down the corridor and say we must get rid of Mr. Attlee?" one woman M.P. demanded of Nye Bevan. "That's a wicked lie," Bevan shot back...
...seeking a "united front" with the British Communists). But now patience was exhausted. "He is his own worst enemy," admitted Bevan's camp follower, Dick Grossman, unwilling this time to go along with the boss. "This is the moment for a complete surgical operation," said one right-wing Laborite. "There's no longer room for those who want the luxury of having it both ways-it's Clem or Nye, straight choice and no shenanigan...
This time Labor's right wing had fire in its eyes. Chief among the determined were aging (67), Cockney-born Herbert Morrison, deputy leader and presumed heir to Clement Attlee, and brightly ambitious Hugh Gaitskell, the relatively young (48) and clever former economics professor who was Labor's last Chancellor of the Exchequer and aspires to be something higher. Troublemaker Bevan must go, they argued, for the good of the party...
...apparatus on the ice of Lake Kegonsa, a safe distance from Madison. The spindle and hub were attached to a steel barrel frozen into the ice and guyed solidly. A double strand of woven nylon, 400 ft. long, led to a quick-release fixture under a wing of the airplane...
...year, looks poor for next fall. Six of the eight possible starters named by Albert are seniors. Veteran Nat Cooke and quarterback Jerry Marsh are a likely half-back combination, with the centers coming from veteran Buzzy Smith and varsity ends Joe Ross and Bob Cochran. Candidates for the wing positions are Phil Pereira and Argentinian freshman Mike Reynal. Albert will probably play fullback...