Word: transference
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...those people are burning to death!" A passing priest rushed into his church for holy oil and ran out again to administer rites to the charred bodies. Seven alarms jammed the area with fire equipment. Ambulances lined up at makeshift morgues-a bowling alley and a vacant store-to transfer bodies to hospitals...
...Reach frequently called numbers by dialing two digits instead of seven. ¶ Route incoming calls to another phone if the first line is busy. ¶ Transfer calls to another number. Thus, when called away to a friend's house while expecting an important message, the telephone user need only dial a code number to have the call routed to him. ¶Convert extension phones to household intercom units by dialing two digits...
...associate of General de Gaulle in and editor of La France Libre the war, Aron appraised the efforts of the President of the Fifth Republic since June, 1958 as "a transfer of ambiguity." De Gaulle's offer of "The of the Brave" was merely a of the policy of the French since Mollet, Aron said. It provided for a referendum among association, federation, and independence to cease-fire and a cooling-off period...
...when the U.S. satisfied itself with a stalemate armistice, Georges Bidault insisted on victory in Indochina. "Resistance," or"immobilisme" was again the theme in dealings with Morocco and Tunisia, a policy which Aron explains by recalling French fears of another Munich or Vichy. The same fears have prevented the transfer of the rest of the empire, Algeria, into nationalist hands...
Eisenhower made plans for a Cabinet meeting next day to discuss the transfer of power to his successor. Then, back at the White House, Ike left Hagerty with two telegrams to each party, covering either eventuality, went calmly to bed at 10:30. Next morning, a White House spokesman reported that the President was "not happy" about the election's outcome, but hours later Dwight Eisenhower sent Jack Kennedy his congratulations...