Word: chau
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...into the little village shops for rice balls and noodles-a passion that absorbed nearly all her monthly allowance of $2.78. The reddish tinge had vanished from her hair, but she seemed ashamed of its persistent and un-Japanese curliness, and confessed that her childhood nickname had been "Temple-chau," after Shirley Temple...
Peril from Tigers. During the first weeks of his life with the Reds, they made Leriche do chores such as carrying supplies for combat troops, but he had time (and was permitted) to watch the Viet Minh preparations for an assault on Moc-chau. The commanders built crude sand tables, then made their men practice the attack again and again. "Each soldier rehearsed his job 50 times, maybe 100 times. C'est formidable. When they attack they move like machines...
...Full name and title: Preah Bat Samdach Preah Norodom Sihanouk Varman Reach Hari-vong Uphato Sucheat Visothipong Akamohaboras Rat Nikarodom Mohareacheathireach Baromaneat Baromabopit Preah Chau Anachak Kampuchea...
...Chau, the president of the Thai Federation (Deo Van Lang) and the French regional counselor (Ter-Sarkissoff) planned to beat the Communists at their own guerrilla game. A month's journey by land from Hanoi, they could not expect reinforcements. To the beleaguered French, a French plane dropped 1) three ammunition canisters filled with money, and 2) a case of champagne...
...Chau last week, Regional Counselor Ter-Sarkissoff broke open the case of champagne, split a warm bottle with a TIME correspondent. Looking out upon the peaceable, beautiful country of the Thais and the Muongs, Counselor Sarkis-soff said: "It's really beautiful...