Word: confusionism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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For a while, before they were run down and killed, Japs ran in & out of U.S. tents and huts in shouting disorder. In the twilight, some slipped away and organized themselves into groups which had to be cleaned out later. A few held out in revetments until week's...
Then Peace. In some confusion, the NAMsters hastily affirmed their full support to the war. Then the ponderous convention machinery, which had been geared up to reconversion long before the talk of new production kinks arose, rolled on into the postwar world.
Farewell is done to a fare-thee-well by everybody from the costumer to the excellent cast. Sets that should look threadbare have seldom looked so rat-ridden. The neon sign outside a crummy dive is almost too properly defective. There is an enthusiastic appetite for everything possibly sinister about...
"In trying to pursue this policy in a state of confusion and tension such as Europe is in, we are not dominated ... by a desire to set up a government of the right in this place, or of the left in that. We're trying to give the countries...
The Generalissimo and Major Boxer. Influential Sinmay introduced his "bride" to the Soong sisters. One day Emily and Madame Chiang were "chattering along like old friends" when the Generalissimo strode in. He took one look at Emily (who had sprung to attention), cried "Hao, Hao, Hao!" (Good, Good, Good), fled...