Word: arounders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...When the U.S. captured the island empire of the Japanese, it took possession of a region which was almost unknown scientifically. Many of the islands have birds, animals and plants that are found nowhere else; some of them may prove useful to the rest of the world. The ocean around the islands teems with fish which might be a valuable addition to the world's food supply...
Within a few weeks, he organized the Council for Delaware Education, Inc., a group built around an executive committee of ten parents. Soon, before Rotary Clubs, American Legion posts, local P.T.A.s and women's clubs, council members were talking about teachers' salaries, overcrowding and lack of equipment...
...indeed on Navy's side -about half a dozen rows back. Soon the Navy men in front of him were jumping to their feet, and the President had to jump up to see too. It was that kind of game. Navy's Pete Williams broke loose around right end and went 59 yards. Four plays later Navy scored, to lead, 7-0, and the crowd went wild...
This week, Lennie Bernstein finished his eighth week as guest conductor, and made ready to return to Manhattan in time to attend the New York Philharmonic-Symphony's benefit concert for the Israel orchestra on Dec. 7. He had enjoyed every minute of his second season of sashaying around Israel. Said he: "I really thought I was bringing Mozart to the desert. But I found it already there...
...King's doctors believe they have caught the illness at an early stage. He is up & around Buckingham Palace every day, limping slightly but not using a cane or crutch; usually he rests his foot on a pillow while working. Main medical treatment is described as an electric apparatus (which stimulates circulation), fitted around the thigh. Other possible treatments: rest in bed if there is pain; hot & cold baths; heat; drugs that dilate the arteries; a nerve-cutting operation...