Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then he flew on to conquer Washington. Though the Bataan did not land until after midnight, 12,000 were on hand to welcome him. Among them were his critics in the highest brass: Defense Secretary George Marshall and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On hand, too, was Harry Truman's military aide, Major General Harry Vaughan, who shook Mac Arthur's hand and retreated, announcing with some relief: "Well, that was simple...
Musical "sophisticates" have been sneering at the Berlioz Requiem for many years. No piece that's written for a chorus and orchestra of 400 plus four brass bands could possibly have any value, they explain. Not many of these people actually had heard the Requiem; as a matter of fact they had little chance. For the piece that Berlioz most wanted preserved has been glibly ignored by most of the world...
...getting him back to the U.S. to make his position clear before the nation. He put in a call to Tokyo and got the general's promise to address a joint session of Congress. Just before noon, Martin wound up a conference with Senate and House G.O.P. brass in time to catch the hungry lunchtime headlines with terse talk of "the possibility of impeachments." The plural "impeachments" obviously meant both Harry Truman and Dean Acheson...
...described as one to prove that "man can fly," was scheduled to take place at 1:15 p.m., in celebration of the 'Poon's 75th anniversary. At about 1 p.m. Lampoon men, attired in top hats and Chesterfield coast, gathered in front of "that bastard chateau" with a brass band and began the ceremony...
...revolved in turret round, And warned the Southern foe That ne'er a band of selfish men Our Union could o'erthrow' No more her ironclad deck shall boast The strength to make men free;--Sixth Naval District brass have scorned The Scourge of Slavery...