Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...blitz failed to conquer Britain, but the Government was criticized for later defeats and for rank inefficiency in war production. But always the surging eloquence and parliamentary skill of Winston Churchill overwhelmed criticism. Always the streamlined John Bull, the 20th-Century St. George, could get a vote of confidence. And always the same chorus rose: the Government's faults were attributed to the stodgy or obstructionist Old School Ties around the Prime Minister, rather than to the Prime Minister himself...
...Freedom or the Empire? Winston Churchill's only comment on his post-war hopes was contained in the vague phrases of the Atlantic Charter. They were so vague as to make many Britons uneasy. And recently the 20th-century St. George seemed to have expended an amazing amount of energy on nothing more than parliamentary jockeying...
...fall exodus played a large part in decreasing the size of the upperclass half of the college. Of the 3364 men registered by yesterday, a large majority were Freshmen and Sophomores, on whom the axe of the 20th birthday had not fallen...
...Battle of Midway (20th Century-Fox) should be seen by all Americans. Here are the first official shots of U.S. troops in actual combat, pictures of the young, tense, grinning, lean, clean, finedrawn faces of American boys before, during and after a great and terrible battle. The impact is quick as a wound and deep as loneliness...
Tales of Manhattan (20th Century-Fox) is a multiplex answer to a Hollywood producer's dream-a show that telescopes parts for nine stars and five dramatic episodes in one over-all picture. The only continuity is provided by a tail coat which appears in each episode in a hand-me-down career from the shoulders of a rich wastrel to a scarecrow...