Word: events
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Brown's Bear, an animal which often shown a surprising amphibious ability, makes an aquatic appearance at the Indoor Athletic Building pool tonight, taking on the Crimson mermen in the second meet of the season for both squads. The first event on the program is scheduled for 8 o'clock...
General Giraud had the good fortune to be a prisoner of Germany after the fall of France. By preventing him from taking a definite stand either for or against the Vichy regime, this event allowed the General to preserve the halo of purity and personal integrity which still surround him. On the other hand, he has not yet shown by any concrete act that he unconditionally favors the cause of the United Nations. On the contrary, by surrounding himself with such men as pro-Vichy Nogues and Boisson, he has created a definite doubt as to whether he is potentially...
...event, which has been held yearly since the outbreak of the war, brings together many prominent Dutch-Americans to discuss the development of Dutch culture in this country...
...Future. In his 25th-anniversary speech Stalin emphasized that the most important event in foreign affairs, both for war and peace, was Allied collaboration. "We have the facts and events," he said, "pointing to a progressive rapprochement among the members of the Anglo-Soviet-American coalition and their uniting in a single fighting alliance." This was a frank approach to the post-war world, as realistically sensible as Stalin's expressed ideas on dealings with Germany. "Our aim," he said, "is not to destroy all armed force in Germany, because any intelligent man will understand that this...
...this ought to be possible in the event of a United Nations victory and a realization of world security. But the State Department is yet to be convinced that now is the time to make plans. And London, when it thinks of air routes, should not forget that Singapore became rich and great not because it controlled a trade route, but because it was open to the roaming ships of all peaceful nations...