Word: chungkingers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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In Chungking another parley between the Central Government and the Communists ended in deadlock.
From Chungking TIME Correspondent Annalee Jacoby reported:
Today in Chungking eggs stood on end. At exactly 1 o'clock of the 22nd day of this year's last month (reckoned by the Chinese lunar calendar) winter ends. Every such calendar has this day plainly marked. It says: "Eggs will stand upon their ends." Improbable though...
Since this seems reasonable, I have only this to report: eggs stood on end in Chungking today. All agree that there is no political significance.
"For the first time the Chinese economic war effort is now coordinated. Two members of the staff of the American War Production Board have remained in Chungking to act as my deputies in further advising the Chinese War Production Board on problems of policy and operation. . . .