Word: explained
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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THIS GERMANY, by Rudolf Walter Leonhardt. An urbane German journalist analyzes his bustling nation and tries to explain what makes Germans one of the most admirable, and most disliked, of the world's peoples...
Says the Commission: "The preponderance of the evidence supports the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald 1) told the curtain-rod story to Frazier to explain both the return to Irving on a Thursday and the obvious bulk of the package which he intended to bring to work the next day; 2) took paper and tape from the wrapping bench of the Depository and fashioned a bag large enough to carry the disassembled rifle; 3) removed the rifle from the blanket in the Paine garage on Thursday evening; 4) carried the rifle into the Depository building, concealed...
Once in custody, Oswald was belligerent and uncooperative. Summed up the Warren Commission: "Oswald provided little information during his questioning. Frequently, however, he was confronted with evidence which he could not explain, and he resorted to statements which are known to be lies. While Oswald's untrue statements during interrogation were not considered items of positive proof by the Commission, they had probative value in deciding the weight to be given his denials that he assassinated President Kennedy and killed Patrolman Tippit. Since independent evidence revealed that Oswald repeatedly and blatantly lied to the police, the Commission gave little weight...
Birth of the Tramp. When he arrived in Los Angeles at 24, Chaplin was a thoroughly experienced veteran of the theater. On his first day at the studio, Mack Sennett took him aside to explain that "the essence of our comedy is a chase." Chaplin knew better, but for months as he worked under and fought with Sennett's directors, his funniest and most inventive efforts kept winding up on the cutting-room floor...
...assiduously jot down every word of often meaningless lectures, wobbly young students gather at the feet of Professor John Dunlop to learn the latest styles in strikes and collective bargaining (Ec 129). Those interested in Metropolis, Gotham and Megalopolis should stop in to hear Professor Banfield explain "Urban Policy Problems" (Gov 146). Music 1 teaches students the difference between a monotone and a metronome...