Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Franklin Jr. had a well-prepared little statement for newsmen: "My only political intention is to represent my constituents of the 20th District of New York . . . I'm not a crystal-ball gazer, and therefore don't go any further than the immediate foreseeable future." Later, he went to the White House to assure President Truman of his loyalty. "We had a nice chat," reported Congressman Roosevelt. "I told him there was no question that I was a member of ... the team of which he was captain and quarterback." A reporter wanted to know if he felt...
...scientific inventions, ranging from ten-barreled machine guns and rocket-shaped projectiles to automatic roasting spits and a slave-powered air-conditioning unit for the Duchess' bedroom. They showed that in the vast chiaroscuro of Leonardo's mind, scores of the horrors and wonders of 20th Century science had hatched and died...
...opening worship service they heard Dr. Warner Cole of Detroit deliver the annual sermon on "Conquest Through Conflict," in which he named three "foes, strong, deeply entrenched, that array themselves against the church of the 20th Century." First, he cited "the enemy of humanistic materialism"; second, the "dread menace of Communism"; third, "the aggressive advance of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical empire," which is "seeking not only spiritual and religious domination but political power...
Canadian Pacific (20th Century-Fox) digs up a job worthy of Randolph Scott: building a railroad to link Canada's coasts. Troubleshooter Scott squares his jaw against villainous trappers, savage redskins and the Canadian Rockies (in Cinecolor). With the love of two good women (Jane Wyatt and Newcomer Nancy Olson), he finally gets the trains running, but not until Canadian Pacific has dallied at every whistle stop on an over-traveled, one-track story line...
...appears that a civilization, like any other living thing in evolution, retains the shrunken vestiges of once-vital organs which no longer serve much real purpose, and only cause trouble if they try to. Take for example, in 20th Century U.S. civilization, the father of a bride. Take specifically Mr. Stanley Banks of 24 Maple Drive, Fairview Manor, a vestigial organ in a perfect state of preservation...