Word: broking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...throughout the pushing and hauling that attended his arrival. Thousands of bobby-soxers cried their admiration for Ty il Magnifico. In the crush, one of them left her fur-cuffed sleeve on the running board of Tyrone's car. When Linda arrived half an hour later, the crowds broke through the police lines...
...this task, Mao was joined by Chu Teh, now the second biggest star of Chinese Communism. A Yunnan officer and police commissioner, Chu Teh lived in a palatial home, smoked opium and kept several concubines. In 1922, to the indignation of all his friends, he sent his harem packing, broke himself of the opium habit. He went to Europe, studied in Moscow at the Eastern Toilers' Institute. In 1931, he was made commander in chief of the Chinese Red army, while Mao became political commissar. Chinese peasant legends, gleefully fostered by Communists, attribute superhuman powers to Chu-he could...
After six weeks, Mao flew hurriedly back to Yenan. Communist bigwig Chou Enlai, in charge of Yenan's public relations, remained in the big city as liaison officer until negotiations broke down. Chou is the smoothest, most urbane of the Communist leaders; in school he was famous for his female impersonations in theatricals, his most brilliant role being that of a sexy peasant wench in a play called One Dollar...
Untold News. When last week's meeting broke up, staffers went through the motions of getting out two more editions. In the composing room, printers set up a front-page box bearing a curt farewell. As had happened too often, readers had to turn to other papers to get the complete news; the Star did not even carry an obit on its own death...
Gehrmann did. Entering the 34-yd. stretch, he went up on his toes like a sprinter, passed Slykhuis with 5 yards to go, broke the tape a foot in front. Time: 4:09.5. Said Gehrmann after he had caught his breath: "I'm sorry my time wasn't better. My pacing was a little off tonight...