Word: attacke
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...ring was a slick German Communist named Dr. Richard Sorge, a lady-killing, hard-drinking grandson of Karl Marx's secretary, who wormed himself into a job as press attaché on the German Embassy staff in Tokyo. He was able to warn Moscow of the German attack on Russia 33 days before it took place. In October 1941 the Japs caught him and later hanged...
...Residuum: "Action." What would the U.S. do under an Atlantic pact, he had asked, if Russia should attack Norway? Secretary of State Acheson was polite but unequivocal, as he explained that only the U.S. Congress could declare...
While Lange was conferring, the U.S. Senate had also given him the answer. After six months of negotiations, the Atlantic pact powers had agreed that an attack upon one nation was to be regarded as an attack upon all. Each nation was required to take "military or other action" to help the nation attacked. Senators Connally and Vandenberg balked, insisting that the word "military" be cut out, making the clause read that the parties would take "action...
Dudley's speed and adept ball handling easily stopped Eliot's slow, unorganized attack. If none of the Commuters had scored except John Woods, they still would have had a one point edge over Eliot. The tall forward dropped ten field goals and one foul shot through the hoop for a total of 21 points...
...Washington on Monday he conferred with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who was preparing to make public the substance of the North Atlantic Defense Pact as tentatively drafted by the seven powers.* It provides that an attack on any of the signatories is an attack on all. In return for this protection, Norway would be asked by the Western powers to discuss joint defense with the powers and submit to them her armament needs...