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Word: cruces (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1949-1949
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Last week, Representative T. Fred Cline introduced a bill in the Missouri House of Representativesauthorizing up to $15,000 to purchase the house as a shrine. Republican Floor Leader William Cruce promptly pointed out that it was "a decrepit old house," and the whole property was assessed at only $600. Protested Cline: "There is a sentimental value. A lady buys antiques at 40 to 50 times their value because there is a sentimental value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: A Question of Sentiment | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

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