Word: birthdays
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...leaders of the U.S. Communist Party assembled last week to tootle their stuck whistles. It was the party's 15th biennial convention. There were placards to set the theme. "Hail the Socialist Soviet Union, Guardian of World Peace," said one. "Seat Red China in the U.N." "Mail Birthday Greetings to Our Leader, William Z. Foster...
...Atherton, Calif., Ty Cobb, baseball immortal and Coca-Cola stockholder, spent a day reading his 64th birthday mail and romping with his sour-faced boxer, "Chuddy." He was more than ever convinced that baseball should not be sacrificed even if the nation goes...
...boss's 71st birthday, the Soviet press did its usual dutiful job of singing the praises of Joseph Stalin. He was, the papers said, "The Greatest Scientist of Our Time." At least one highway and still another city were renamed in his honor. On the practical side, an East German steelworks dedicated a new oven to him. There was also the not-so-admiring group in West Germany which sent a little gift: a wreath of barbed wire...
...Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Crown Prince Akihito gravely accepted congratulations on his 17th birthday...
...Happy Birthday, with twice my heart...