Word: chins
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Paris midnight tolled and the 2O0th day of World War II began last week with the Chamber of Deputies locked in secret session. Fate of the Daladier Cabinet was at stake. Cabbies, huddled outside, figured the square-rigged Premier must be taking on his massive chin outspoken criticism from many Deputies because of the war's military standstill...
...take offensive action in return." Obvious was Air Marshal Gossage's implication that Britain was content to stay on the receiving end of the air war, ready to return a blow for any really heavy blow struck by Germany, but not anxious to lead with left, right or chin. Obvious, too, was the reason: the Air Force conceived, organized and commanded by burly Field Marshal General Hermann Wilhelm Göring is still far stronger than the Royal Air Force, has an edge over R. A. F. and French Air Force combined...
...than most things, the Chinese people love to pay homage-to ancestors, to warlords, to sacred mountains, even to traitors. From hundreds of miles around, pilgrims travel to the shores of Hang-chow's West Lake proudly to urinate upon the iron statue of a historic traitor named Chin Kuei. In honor of China's newest traitor, Wang Ching-wei, Chinese coolies call the fat-fried crullers they munch for breakfast yu cha-wei (i.e., "May Wei boil in oil in hell!"). Last week a new honor was bestowed on Traitor Wang. Chinese in Chungking started a chain...
...Times Square and just walk around and let the lights shine on me." Before the evening was over, Quartermaster Cronin did some shining of his own. With two pals he drifted into the bright Hollywood Restaurant, and soon, right in front of a flashlight camera, he had his chin chucked by a chorus girl till he glowed like Ambrose Light...
...Chin-rubbing Wally Berry appears in "The Man From Dakota" as co-feature. For those who are fond of Mr. Berry and his chin-rubbing, this will prove moderately enjoyable. Delores del Rio is also in the picture...