Word: drew
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Then, just as quickly and to the tune of triumphant Chungking communiqués, they drew back again, holding the important lakehead town of Hwa-jung (pronounced hwa-roong). The Chinese mounted diversionary attacks farther north, on the line between Ichang and Anlu...
...Gaulle has behind him the support of most of the still-free French empire (except North and West Africa); and of the audible political factions inside France. He has strong support in Britain, where he has worked closely with British officials. A Hyde Park comic drew laughs last week by purposefully mixing up Free, Fighting and Flirtatious French; but to the British people and Frenchmen imprisoned in their homeland De Gaulle is respected as a gallant fighter who carried high the French tricolor when other Frenchmen faltered, compromised...
...There were nationwide complaints of a special shortage in the field of physical science, physics and chemistry teachers. While war put a premium on the study of these subjects, and classes grew in proportion, war also drew the teachers...
...heavy man puffing his cigar behind the desk and keeping an eye on his critic was Sergeant Ralph Stein, who drew the four dozen cartoons illustrating the metamorphosis of George Finch (147 pounds and he never played in backfield...
...first delayed Christmas celebration was held in 1928. They liked it. The annual event soon drew so many sightseers that many of the villagers were crowded out of the chapel. Now the date of the festival is kept a local secret...