Word: expression
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...retired into shocked silence. Just as shocked but not as silent, New York's ex-Governor Herbert Lehman rushed to Mrs. Roosevelt's defense. "The issue is not whether one agrees or disagrees with Mrs. Roosevelt," he said. "The issue is whether Americans are entitled freely to express their views on public questions without being vilified or accused of religious bias...
...Victory of Springtime. A U.S. correspondent describes how De Lattre held briefings: "He would stride up & down, describing every move with his delicate hands, drawing himself up on tiptoe, clenching his fists and shivering or mopping his brow to express cold or heat." He was moody. An American who worked with him says: "Frequently a U.S. officer visiting De Lattre would find him hunched over his desk, holding his head in his hands. The natural reaction of the American would be: 'The man's crazy...
Lord Beaverbrook's anti-Socialist London Express fumed with disappointment: "The picture emerging from the Tory statement is that of half-socialized, state-guided economy ... If Britain is going to recover by the methods of Socialism, would it not be wiser to keep the Socialists in power...
Flushed by his narrow escapes and tumultuous ovations, Nehru threw a farewell bouquet to Calcuttans: "I should like to express my deep gratitude . . . not only for my warm welcome . . . but for the perfect order that prevailed . . . Calcutta is ... a peaceful city of busy folk carrying on their professions and avocations, while just a few anti-social elements cause trouble...
...word telegram, Jersey City's ex-Boss Frank Hague demanded that the Newark News scrap a series of articles on his life which began this week. "A newspaper such as yours," he fumed, ". . . should never undertake to publish the story of my life without my express consent ... I have served 34 years as the head of the Jersey City government and I dare your newspaper to publish one dishonest act of mine ... or point to one breath of scandal or dishonesty in my administration." The News went right on with the Hague biography...