Word: donee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After the last gavel fell, Tom Dewey slipped back to his Bellevue-Stratford suite for an afternoon nap. In half an hour he was up again. Dressed in a fresh blue suit, he briskly took charge of all that remained to be done in Philadelphia. First, there was a group picture with the Warrens. Outside Room 808 were dozens of cameramen. Tom Dewey gave his orders: let the still-picture men come in first, then the moviemen, then the color cameramen...
This week Dewey awaited a visit from Earl Warren to plan campaign strategy. He also hoped to get some rest and look over his herd of 51 Guernseys (he knows each by number). He might also get some milking done. Said he: "You know, I'm just a hired man around here...
...primary day last week, women trooped to the polls in unprecedented numbers. To the astonishment of almost every political observer, Mrs. Smith won. Her 63,000 votes were more than all her three opponents' combined. If she won the Maine election next September-as every G.O.P. candidate has done for the last 32 years-Margaret Chase Smith, 49, would become the first woman ever elected to the Senate completely...
When they had anchored the powerboat, taken to the dories and headed for their lobster pots, they spotted Willie, a local Provincetown whale. And Willie, who had never done anything but chase mackerel and show off, headed straight for Frank Jr.'s boat...
...Windsor, or bring Anne of Cleves's Dutch connections flocking to London to claim a place at court, the Lords were careful to add a rider. "This act," they informed anyone nursing an old grudge or claim, "shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything done or suffered, or any existing status or capacity, or any right, title, obligation or liability...