Word: deathly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Before Harry Truman, the U.S. had had six Presidents whom death had brought to the White House. Of those six, only two-Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge-were elected for another term. The others-John Tyler (1841-44), Millard Fillmore (1850-52), Andrew Johnson (1865-68) and Chester Arthur (1881-84)-were all repudiated by their own parties...
...week beginning March 7 (the anniversary of Thomas Masaryk's death) was proclaimed "Gottwald Week." The government proclaimed two days of veselice (general rejoicing) "to give the people a chance to express their gratitude." Flags were flown from all public buildings. Brass bands played in the streets for dancing. Movie houses stayed open all night and admission was free...
...murder of gentle Senator Mauro Angulo Hernandez put many a Mexican in an eye-for-an-eye mood. To curb such barbarism, cried Supreme Court Justice Luis G. Corona, the death penalty for murder, outlawed in the federal district since 1929, ought to be reestablished. Said the conservative Excelsior. "Society is handcuffed before the criminal, and the prestige of the country demands stronger methods. The [Porfirio] Díaz dictum-catch in the act, kill on the spot-unquestionably yielded better results. ... It is urgently necessary to teach a lesson to potential murderers by means of heavy punishment." Abreast...
With the absence of Captain John Gay, called home by a death in his family, the swordsmen will find the Lions a tougher opponent than anticipated. Next to Norm Ellis, top saberman, Gay has been the most consistent winner in the squad's strongest division and weakness in that department may prove disastrous...
...Death Revealed. Yahya, 77, Imam of Yemen; of undetermined causes; in Sana, Yemen (see FOREIGN NEWS...