Word: drove
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rounded up Congressman Nixon, drove to Maryland, found Chambers in the cowbarn at his farm, finishing the evening milking. They bluntly accused him of withholding evidence from the congressional committee. After a long moment of silence Chambers admitted that they were right. Did he have more information? He would...
...next day, with Mrs. Marshall, she drove to the hospital to visit the Secretary of State. He had made a secret sortie to the White House that noon, but he was back in time to chat with Madame Chiang Kai-shek for an hour. The day after, Marshall entertained her and Mrs. Marshall at lunch at the hospital...
Berman said that Soviet law had made "interesting innovations" in the trial of criminal cases. Russian prosecutors "focus on the state of mind of the accused" and call in psychiatrist to find out what drove the accused to crime, he reported...
Double Miracle? In the vortex of this gathering disaster, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was buoyant and determined. He dodged in & out of his private map room, saw dozens of visitors, counseled his field commanders by long-distance telephone. One day last week he drove through the cold rain to the cavernous National Assembly building, 20 minutes later emerged smiling. He had persuaded liberal Sun Fo, son of China's revered revolutionary leader Sun Yatsen, to become Premier in a new super war cabinet. Asked if the government planned to leave Nanking, Chiang said that no such plan was being...
...Hawkins, who had been in drydock with an infection and a damaged shoulder, really got up steam. Seaworthy once more, he played almost the full 60 minutes, backing up Navy's line, blocking ferociously, plunging through the enemy line on offense. It was all Bill Hawkins as Navy drove down the field in the closing minutes for the tying touchdown. Final score: Navy 21, Army 21. It was easily the upset of the year...