Word: complainer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Finances constitute something of a problem for ex-campaigners at Radcliffe, while at Wellesley the women are quite satisfied with their lot. "After all," said Natalie Park, formerly a Wave lieutenant (j.g.) now at Wellesley, "we can't complain. $65 a month is quite a gift to be getting from the government." The girls agreed that "if someone really ants to go to college she can do it, despite the financial obstacles." At Radcliffe, however, while the griping is at a minimum, Elizabeth Fargo '50, an ex-Navy nurse, claims her monthly subsistence check doesn't go very far even...
Licking Secrecy. Biggest obstacle: "military security." Oak Ridge scientists complain that many atomic "secrets" are already out, that others still jealously held have no military importance. Some argue that if secrecy is continued too long, the U.S. may sit back, cocky and self-assured, while other nations catch up and forge ahead. Their recommendation: release all secrets not strictly military. Then U.S. industry, informed and excited, could climb on the atomic bandwagon and gain an unchallengeable lead, as it has in auto manufacturing...
Referring to Niebuhr's assertion that Germany is overwhelmingly anti-Russian, Friedrich and "it's no fun to be occupied. You hear of horrors from all zones. I met many Germans in the Russian zone who did complain of terrorism but they seemed to have a just appreciation of the other side of it--of the unfortunate actions we're guilty of in our area. The Soviet Union, in addition, has achieved a definite measure of support from quite a few Germans in their zone. That Germans in other zones should be anti-Soviet is natural. The many Red Army...
...society celebrities (the Herricks, the Whitneys, the Rockefellers, etc.) and feature stories about forgotten heiresses and play boys. But some of his pieces have sent Princess Conchita Sepulveda Pignatelli, pillar of the Examiner's society staff and of local society, flouncing into the editor's office to complain about Lait's irreverent treatment of her friends. The friends were not amused, but the Examiner's tradition ally dull society page was getting more readers...
...Robert Gary put one rat out of action with a well-aimed copy of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.) The New York Times's Ray Daniell and radio's nervous Bill Shirer were less patient. They reached the high note of indignation when they went to complain about a powdered-egg breakfast and found the German staff eating steak...