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...drafted soldier; others suspected that she lounged around lanterns for immoral purposes. No matter. The lament that began as the signing-off tune of Nazi-occupied Radio Belgrade eventually crossed Allied lines, was translated into 42 languages and became the great hit of World War II. German Singer Lale Andersen, whose sensuous, never-never-land tones made the record so popular, is now retired, but last week, at 59, she published her memoirs, recalling her surprise at Lilli's phenomenal success. To commemorate the lamplight girl's international appeal, the publishers threw a party aboard a Russian tourist...
...name painted on her nose. In accord with Strategic Air Command practice, only a number-6623-stenciled in yellow on her four-story-high black tail distinguished her from the 85 other B-52s of SAC's 43rd Strategic Air Wing that lined the tarmac at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam...
...Senate." Decency and doggedness-traits that served him well when he first ran for Congress in 1956, traveling the dusty side roads for one-to-one meetings in farmhouses and general stores. Taken singly, the encounters were insignificant; taken together, they meant the margin of victory. Recalls Journalist Harl Andersen, who covered the campaign for the Associated Press: "George only builds a stone at a time. After a while, though, it begins to show up." In 1962 he moved on to the Senate, winning a seat by only 597 votes...
...your article "Occupational Hazard" [Nov. 1] you referred to the story The Emperor's New Clothes and claimed it was first described by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837. This is entirely incorrect. From our current study of Spanish literature, we know that the idea for The Emperor's New Clothes was first conceived by Don Juan Manuel, who lived from...
...give credit where it is due: Hans Christian Andersen noted, "We are indebted to the Spanish author, Prince Don [Juan] Manuel, for this amusing idea...