Word: flags
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...handiwork. Last week King John of Kusaie solemnly inscribed in his native language a petition to the President of the U.S. It said: "We earnestly desire that Kusaie be made a permanent possession, and we request that our people shall be kept forever under the protection of the American flag...
...flag waving, no parades or riots, but only study and meditation on Marxist philosophy are the aims of the rejuvenated John Reed Society, Sam Stuart 2D, former member of the pre-war group, declared yesterday. Dedicated to John Reed '11, who died in Russia during the Bolshevik revolution, the society--the only Communist organization in the University--plans to hold its initial meeting early next week...
...Admiral Sidney William Souers (rhymes with flowers), Naval Reservist, onetime Missouri businessman (life insurance, linen service, real estate, Piggly-Wiggly stores). Harry Truman knew him as an old friend. Businesslike Admiral Souers, who has had more active duty than most Reservists, is one of the few men to achieve flag rank without going to sea. For eight years he served as Senior Intelligence Officer in St. Louis. His latest Navy job: deputy chief of Naval Intelligence. Army & Navy officers who have worked with him applauded the appointment...
...proudest village in Mexico last week was tiny Soledad Etla (pop. 1,200) in Oaxaca State. President Manuel Avila Camacho had just given it a handsome new flag. In one year every one of Soledad Etla's 470 illiterates had learned to read & write...
...Eyewitnesses testified that Homma's artillery and bombers blasted away at Corregidor for 24 hours after a white flag had been hoisted on the Rock's 660-ft. summit...