Word: blankness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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That's an Island. But the veteran of rugged North Africa and Normandy campaigns nearly came a cropper while inspecting Fort Benning, Ga. Enthusiastic Master Sergeant Hugh Cook cornered the Marshal with a tale of the battle for Okinawa. Monty, magnificently insular, looked blank. "That's an island in the Pacific, sir," prompted Lieut. General J. Lawton Collins, Army Public Relations chief. Monty looked relieved...
...minority of the Episcopal members of this joint commission has issued a statement opposing even so tentative a commitment to the proposed plan of union, on the alleged ground that it 'radically distorts the religion of our Lord' and is equivalent to the 'giving of a blank check in regard to Christian faith and practice' [TIME, July...
...Benegari filed nomination papers last week for India's Constituent Assembly. In the blank space following "Proposed By" he wrote "God," and in the space after "Seconded By" he wrote "Country." Government officials invalidated the nomination, explaining that neither the nominator nor the seconder was a member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly...
...instrument, which includes an ordinary telephone receiver, a wire recorder and a push-button control box, is the first fully automatic telephonograph. If its owner is busy or out, the gadget patiently waits out four rings, then croaks: "This is the Ipsophone, Blank Company, Mr. Smith's office. Attention. Please speak-now." If the caller is struck speechless, the machine waits politely for twelve seconds then repeats its invitation. The Ipsophone will listen for up to half an hour without interruption, recording every word...
...booth containing postcards and blank telegrams was set up outside the Coop yesterday by the University American Veterans Committee chapter and the Harvard Liberal Union to urge passing students to wire or write Congress advocating repassage of the OPA bill...