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...training and supply bases behind it. For a while, he made this view prevail. The Cominform, however, had a blindly loyal follower in Moscow-trained Nicholas Zachariades, secretary general of the Greek Communist Party. At a recent meeting of Cominform leaders in Sofia, Politician Zachariades was told to get rid of Soldier Markos. It was reported that several of Markos' loyal lieutenants had been purged along with...
Worried, Busta huffed about Manley's "Communist monsters," then grew indifferent and plaintive by turns. "If I am not returned," he told the House disdainfully, "I will retire and get rid of all this bother, because I am rich...
SECOND, work in your own community to get rid of Communists and Communist influences, whether in the school system or anywhere else...
...embarrassed the President politically by his stand on Palestine. Forrestal plugged aggressively in Cabinet sessions for his policies, sometimes on subjects which the President didn't think concerned him. It was no secret that Harry Truman, while recognizing his ability as a Cabinet officer, would like to get rid of him in good time-perhaps after the military budget was settled...
Other papers editorialized the same way, not only in France, but in Belgium, Switzerland and, to a lesser degree, in The Netherlands. Their common sentiment: the vast majority of people feel an angry urge to be rid of war scares; they hope for a renewed conciliatory gesture...