Word: flag
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...said the ministry, landed on the north shore of Oriente province and was engaged by the militia. In the fight Invasion Leader Armentino Feria, described as a follower of Batista Gangster Rolando Masferrer, was killed. Captured, according to the communiqué, were two of his men, plus a U.S. flag, a U.S. Army manual, a U.S. Army uniform, seven U.S. carbines and three muleloads of ammunition. The remaining invaders, totaling 24 men, escaped to the hills. Inevitably the ministry charged that the invasion was dispatched from the U.S. by the "circles that direct policies of the U.S. Government...
...midnight, a few hours the presence of a vast assembly and more humble folk, British flag was hauled down and Nigerian flag raised to replace symbolic of the entire spirit coming to independence of this populous of African states that Governor-General, Sir James and the Prime Minister of the Federation, Alhaji Sir Tafawa Balewa, should have out together to stand side by salute the exchange of flags-- sovereignties. As they marched the Royal Stand, where was the central figure representative of Queen Elizabeth, the Prime Minister who waved his greetings to the although the Governor-General, once raised...
...sweltering Lagos one night last week, throngs surged toward the gaily decorated race track, where bands played and dancers swayed. Precisely at midnight, a mighty roar went up as a green-white-green flag was hauled aloft to replace the Union Jack. With that, Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation (36 million), became independent and took its place in the councils of the world. Solemnly, 40,-ooo voices rose in the new official anthem...
Kennedy, to Professor Schlesinger, is a "committed liberal." But Schlesinger is careful to point out that Kennedy is not the typical flag-waving liberal, but rather comes to liberalism by intellectual analysis. It is just this seeming lack of deep moral and emotional commitment to liberalism that worried Mr. Burns and that still plagues the unfortunate Stevensonians at whom much of this book is obviously aimed...
Streaking into their tenth Series under Ole Casey, the Yanks swept their last 15 games to take the American League flag by eight games over the late-dying Baltimore Orioles...