Word: came
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nazis kept the 259 paintings in the Führer-bau of Munich for the sole reason of pleasing Hitler whenever he visited the city. When the end came, and the SS guards had fled . . . the people from the neighborhood, joined by D.P.s and liberated inmates of the Dachau camp, stormed the party buildings in search of scarce items. When all the food and liquor, and much of the furniture, had been carted off, they broke into the air-raid cellars where the paintings were stored, climbing over stacks of Panzerfaust grenades...
...Kaufman. California's Representative Richard M. Nixon demanded an investigation "to determine his fitness to serve on the bench." Cried Nixon: "His prejudice for the defense and against the prosecution was so obvious and apparent that the jury's 8-to-4 vote for conviction frankly came as a surprise to me." Illinois' Freshman Congressman Harold Velde, an ex-FBI agent, joined in: he cited six specific examples* of Judge Kaufman's actions which he said "bordered on misconduct." Nixon thought the Un-American Activities Committee (of which he is a member) should investigate the judge...
...horse which ran away. When the neighbors came to express their sympathy the man said: 'Who knows what is good luck and what is bad luck...
...days later his horse returned, bringing a herd of wild horses back with him. The neighbors came to congratulate him, and the wise man said: 'Who knows what is bad luck or good luck...
...days later his son, seeing so many horses, took to riding and broke his leg; the neighbors came again to offer their condolences, but the man replied: 'Who knows what is good luck or bad luck...