Word: wing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...days the marathon debate was not recognized for what it was. Then Majority Leader William Knowland said, as if surprised: "I had no reason to believe that the liberal wing of the Democratic Party would engage in a filibuster." Next day he called for an all-night session...
...spokesman: "The Vatican welcomes this induction of new energy in the Christian Democratic Party, without of course disparaging for one moment the paramount merits of the man who has now decided to step into the background." Vatican approval ended the risk that the party's right wing and Luigi Gedda's Catholic Action group would defy Fanfani...
...meeting of the National Council, Fanfani called De Gasperi "our teacher and guide," Scelba "my dear friend," and proposed that the council elect to membership his two chief opponents, Giuseppe Pella of the Demo-Christian right wing, and Giovanni Gronchi of the left, who had been passed over at Naples. In his short acceptance speech, Fanfani used the word friend 50 times. His friendliness proved contagious: the changeover was completely harmonious...
...again and his handsome, outspoken wife, Maryland McCormick, has accurately read the signs, as have top Trib executives. From staff and distaff side, the colonel has been gently urged to make changes in the paper. Says Maryland McCormick: "The odds seem to be against the extreme right wing. It's very sad, but true, and why not face...
...Test Pilot Leslie Tower aboard, Boeing's 6-17 took off. But the pilot was unaware that the tail surfaces had a lock to keep them from being buffeted by the wind when on the ground. With the controls locked, the plane took off, lurched over on one wing, crashed and burned. Both Tower and the Army flyer were killed. Boeing collected $350,000 in insurance, but Douglas, with a twin-engined B18 in competition, walked off with the contract for 133 planes. Nevertheless, the Army Air Corps liked the Fortress well enough to order 13 for "service tests...