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...Minister Edgar Faure with a shake of his head, "but the fall of this government is passionately wanted." Word from Geneva. The desire of the Assembly might not be rational, but it was plain. The Laniel government had refrained from doing much of anything about anything, so as to offend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The 19th Fall | 6/21/1954 | See Source »

...Confiscate:rob: : (a) offend:insuit (b) receive:take (c) avenge:punish (d) trespass:walk (e) execute:murder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Testing Service Now Aids All of U.S. Education | 4/20/1954 | See Source »

...shopping district followed by a truck in which to carry their purchases back to the Imperial Hotel. One persistent matron spotted a decorative street lantern erected by the city in honor of the Cherry Festival. "I want that," she demanded, collaring a nearby shopkeeper. "I did not want to offend her," said the helpless Japanese, "but I could not sell her a municipal street decoration. After a moment, she gave me a look of unutterable disgust and proceeded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: The Hon. Dollars | 4/19/1954 | See Source »

Your article on the Milwaukee Journal boils down to this: 1) it is a rich paper and can afford to offend anyone, thus it is not fearless; 2) it is successful because it has no competition; 3) it fights McCarthy who fights Communism, but could not defeat McCarthy or Ike. We buy it because it prints Pogo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 22, 1954 | 2/22/1954 | See Source »

Secret Mission. In Montgomery, Ala., the Chamber of Commerce got a letter from a woman in Florida: "Am returning herewith a pair of panties and a pin for refund ... I do not know from whom purchased. Know it was in your city and do not want to offend [the people who sent them to me]. Thanks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 1, 1954 | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

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