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Word: donning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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"I Am 70%." Adenauer, the man of principle, is well served by Adenauer, the politician. With great political skill and iron tenacity, he has put his ideas into effect. He is undisputed boss of his party; when opponents arise who might challenge his position, he tries to win them over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: A Good European | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

Konrad Adenauer, who tries to be a good German and a good European, last week said: "The world must be convinced of American strength . . . The U.S. has today perhaps the mightiest mission in history. In a human and historic sense America has the duty-if you don't mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: A Good European | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

But stern Editor Blomberg refused to veer an inch from the figures given him by the tax bureau (at a cost of 2? apiece). "It's just as hard to get into this book if you don't qualify," he said, "as it is to get out if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWEDEN: Taxpayers' Tatler | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

One day in September 1948, a tired-looking Denver postman stood in a grade-school principal's office and heard these words: "I'm sorry, but we simply don't have any place for your sons." To Joseph Vincent Calabrese the words were deadly familiar. For years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: For In-Betweens | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

As the weeks passed, Laradon Hall began to win a few small victories. It cured nine-year-old Billy of pyromania by letting him burn the rubbish each day, until gradually ("Aw, I don't wanna") he lost his interest in lighting fires. Another boy had a mania for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: For In-Betweens | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

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