Word: africa
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Young in Heart. In Meridian, Miss., citizens turned out to welcome George L. Howe, 94, as he passed through town on a cross-country bicycle tour. In Germiston, South Africa, Peter Pringle, 118, explained why he had shaved off his beard: it made him "feel too old." In Bristol, England, Ada Ramsbotham took the occasion of her 104th birthday to reveal the secret of her longevity: "I never had a husband...
...Patton Mouth. Kay survived the torpedoing of the troopship Strathallen to arrive in North Africa a few weeks after the Allied landing. She saw the bitter days of Kasserine Pass. She gave Ike concern because of the "grins, whistles, wolf-calls" which followed her "in this exclusively male territory...
Mutton Stew. On their side, the Russians had an excellent propaganda opportunity in the issue of the Italian colonies in Africa-Libya, Eritrea, Somaliland. The 1947 peace treaty with Italy provided that unless the Big Four reached agreement by Sept. 15, 1948, the matter would be turned over to the U.N. Assembly. Some weeks ago Moscow startled the Western powers with a proposal to have one last fling at the colonies before the deadline. U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall agreed to negotiate but refused to attend in person. So last week in Paris the Big Four held a three...
...opening rounds, Forest Hills fans rooted loudly for every young face. Talbert was the first of the Three Old Men to go; he lost to Eric Sturgess, 28, a smooth stylist from South Africa who was making his first trip to the U.S. Next day young (19) Herbie Flam of the University of California at Los Angeles stroked Mulloy's head...
Said Bishop De Wolfe last week: "We speak of missionary programs and think of Asia and Africa. But there are 70 million pagans in America, and we have missionary work to do right here. The conventional type of religious radio program has been ineffective in reaching the unchurched. This is a good place to begin building spiritual foundations...