Word: attendant
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...direct dealings with Germans. The Russians not only permitted Germany's right-of-center Christian Democratic Union Party to hold a meeting in Berlin; Marshal Sokolovsky held a lavish reception for the delegates. (They came from all over Germany except the French zone, where permission to attend was refused.) Russian Information Control Chief, Colonel Serge Tulpa-nov (who, like most Russian occupation officers, but unlike most Americans, speaks German fluently), said: "We Russians desire a unified and strong Germany. A Balkanized Germany would breed war. The Russian and German people are the two largest and most powerful peoples...
Since then, fighting Irishman Nesbitt has proved that Protestant schisms are no insuperable barrier to united Protestant action. He has pushed St. George's original 500 police membership to more than 3,000. Like their Holy Name colleagues, St. George members are required to attend church each Sunday, receive Holy Communion regularly, refrain from swearing and indecent language, be "polite, courteous and gentlemanly" at all times...
Harry Truman knew that the pleasant interlude would soon end. He had already given up plans for a trip to the Philippines to attend the Philippines' Independence Day. But while it lasted it was wonderful. Even rambunctious John L. Lewis was rumbling amicably from the sidelines. Said his United Mine Workers Journal: "President Truman performed his greatest public service on the domestic front to date when he vetoed the Case Bill. Truman hit the bulls...
...Vale. At week's end, Umberto II-called the king of the May because he reigned only during that month-let it be known he would not attend the ceremonies inaugurating the First Italian Republic. His advisers, mostly Roman aristocrats, had polled their servants and country retainers, naively informed him "the common people" wanted their king. When he found out differently, Umberto, surprised and pained, lingered on in Rome in the hope that monarchist demonstrations would grow into a popular demand that he keep the crown. But his Queen Marie-José and their four children had already left...
...when would the Kaiser Special be in production, asked reporters. This month, said Henry. Before reporters could find out more about this production miracle, Son Edgar rose, said his father had compelling business to attend to, would have to leave at once for Willow...