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Word: facings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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When he had sworn to "the best of my ability [to] preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States . . . so help me God," Harry Truman bent quickly to kiss the Bibles, turned to face the crowd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Bold New Program | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

...semi-professional Lowell five is miles out in front in A League basketball after five straight wins, with second-seeded Dunster next. The 14 game schedule means that each team must face the Bellboys twice, a task that is not for the weak, but it is possible that they will delay their usual last-minute rush until too late...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Ahead in House League Basketball Race | 1/29/1949 | See Source »

THIRD, be prepared to face accusations of "witch-hunting," "Red-baiting," "textbook burning," and "strangling academic freedom." These are standard smears in the Communist propaganda routine...

Author: By Joel Raphaelson, | Title: Off The Cuff | 1/25/1949 | See Source »

...blue eyes, braided hair, and a rag doll which she swung gaily by its feet as we talked. She told me she was from Lehnin and her father & mother were waiting in the dark hall outside. Herr Arnold finally appeared-a hunchback under five feet tall. His brown, leathery face pursed up with a wry grin as he explained his prosaic cause for flight. He had idly signed a petition for the re-election of the local mayor. After a new mayor was elected, Arnold had been evicted by the police, on various grounds, from seven apartments in the last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFUGEES: How Long Must We Wait? | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...Easy Ed") Macauley, the All-America with the face of a choir boy. They complemented each other like Mutt & Jeff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stop St. Louis! | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

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