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Others had. One outspoken Briton in Washington viewed with impatience the shock which followed London's note. He said: "You had your men in Greece. They have been sending you reports and figures. By now you should have made up your minds. When will you at last abandon your gabble about pulling British chestnuts out of the fire? To hell with the British. Forget the British. Can't you finally understand that this is your problem...
...screen for poetic tragedy, is the story of the last eight hours in the life of an Irish revolutionist named Johnny McQueen (James Mason). Robbing a Belfast factory for party funds, Johnny unwittingly kills a man and is himself gravely wounded. In confusion and terror, his comrades abandon him. By nightfall one of the most extensive man hunts in movie history is in full swing. So is an elaborate screen allegory...
...squad had been storing up throughout an inconsistent season was released on the Indoor Athletic Building court. The Varsity not only displayed its best form of the season, but also demoralized a competent, well-drilled Columbia team, whose only recourse in the last six minutes of play was to abandon its defense almost completely and resort to flagrant personal fouls to prevent the Crimson from scoring...
...cruel overlap between the old responsibilities of empire and the newly limited capabilities of an impoverished country. In the week of the coal crisis, Britain's Government decided to maintain its armed forces at over a million men. Many (including the Communists) had urged Britain to abandon her commitments in Greece, Palestine and elsewhere, and to cut her Army to the bone. The Times of London replied: "A nation which lives by overseas trade and which, however grievous its present distress, yet possesses and controls much that is enviable cannot afford remedies of this kind...
...years five Agriculture Ministers have departed because of differences of policy. But professorial, impractical Juan Arevalo has taken no decisive step either to make socialism a permanent feature of his Government, or to abandon it and sell the seized lands back to private ownership...