Word: claim
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was no validity to the Russian claim that the Foreign Ministers' Council should have jurisdiction over a Japanese treaty. The Potsdam Agreement setting up the Council was made while Russia was at peace with Japan, and is therefore concerned only with European peace settlements. Nor was it true that Russia, together with the other powers of the Foreign Ministers' Council, had borne its share of the Pacific war. Australia and the Philippines had both done more to defeat Japan than the Russian Johnny-come-latelies...
Against a background of pythons, armadilloes, vampire-bats, and other interesting fauna, the protagonists of "Jungle Virgin" give a new, exciting, neolithic twist to the love-triangle, the title character keeping her dubious claim largely because the outside corner, a real cad, confines himself to the oldfashioned bear hug. Tita, an uncommonly puny hero, though ferocious enough when need be, finally finds the villain making advances in a tree, after having kidnapped a baby elephant. He makes a brilliant tackle, and all ends happily when the villain falls into the paws of a conveniently waiting leopard. As far as anyone...
...past spring Haines' Varsity crew went undefeated for the second straight year. Since they raced every lightweight boat in the world, they can claim an unofficial international championship to match the Varsity heavies' unofficial national championship...
...claim to understand all about it," Bridges said...
Another veto, on the Republican income tax cut bill, is promised for tomorrow by President Truman, while Republican leaders claim if they are unable to override the veto "taxpayers will have no tax relief for another year...