Word: answerable
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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That seemed to put Jay Franklin in his place and Harry Truman squarely on the old course. But it didn't answer all the questions. What kind of man was the new Secretary of State, and what kind of course would he sail...
...real question seemed to be whether hurrying Hubert Humphrey would fail to get where he wanted (wherever that was) because he had tried to get there too fast. A man who has an answer for almost everything, Hubert Humphrey also had an answer for that: "I still have an interest in the drugstore." But, he added: "It's going to take a real good man six years from now to make me move out of here...
Late in 1948 a deputation of independent Congressmen called upon General Odria to convoke a special session of Peru's Congress, which has not functioned effectively since July 1947. Last week they got their answer-in Odria's budget for 1949. Its appropriation for the armed forces: 242 million soles ($16 million). For Congressmen's salaries: not a solitary sol. At week's end, Odria's junta announced that it was assuming all executive and legislative powers...
When the British press is criticized for its slim coverage of U.S. and world affairs, London editors have had a ready answer: the newsprint shortage. Last week the British press had its newsprint ration slightly increased-and used most of it for comic strips, features and fiction...
...know what the answer is," Barclay said Saturday after watching his team drop its sixth straight game. "They played well in the first half, but then Gannon had to leave the game with an injured thumb and the team started getting outhustled...