Word: rumoring
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...patient." Neither King nor Premier could now capitulate completely to the British, even if he wanted to. Instead, the new Premier decided to turn first to corruption within. He suspended Parliament for a month, and shut down his old Fuad University, which, he said, had become "a rumor serpent." A few days before, Fuad students had paraded with placards threatening riots if the British were not thrown out within 20 days. Then the Premier announced, in a note to the King, that he would get after the corruption and nepotism which had poisoned the Wafd party. "Parliamentary seats are sold...
Lowered Flags. As the news of the King's death spread in ever-widening circles out of London, many met it in bewilderment or plain disbelief. " 'Ere now, don't you go spreading rumors about like that," said a burly policeman at Sandringham's gate to an early-bird reporter. Even after the rumor became an official bulletin, announced by the BBC and newspaper extras, some at first refused to believe it. "After all," argued an indignant Londoner, "Mr. Churchill didn't announce it." "It can't be true," cried an old lady...
Robert Amory, Jr. '36, professor of Law, confirmed last night a rumor that he will receive a leave of absence from the University next month to accept a government job in Washington. The new post has also forced him to withdraw as a candidate for a seat to the Republican National Convention...
...Democrat moved boldly out of the rumor mill. Estes Kefauver, a smoothly tailored product of Yale Law School, who prefers to be regarded as a Tennessee mountain boy, announced in a Dogpatch drawl that he is a candidate. At a Washington press conference, the Tennessee Senator shook hands with himself for five minutes to please the photographers, made his announcement, then kissed his wife a dozen times for more pictures. This performance was punctuated by applause from his staff and friends...
Last week President Truman summoned Governor Stevenson to Washington. Why? Did he want Stevenson to run as Vice President? That was one rumor. Or had Truman decided not to run at all, and to ask Stevenson to head the Democratic ticket? That was another rumor. Or was the oldest, biggest pol of them all turning to Sir Galahad for advice on how to win? That seemed hardly likely...