Word: forbidden
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...French theater of operations without permission. Their aim: to be the first Americans to "make a juncture" with U.S. troops in the northern theater. They were the first, by ten days, having passed unscathed between two German columns. For this scandalous breach of regulations the five were suspended (i.e., forbidden to file copy) by Brigadier General Tristram Tupper-for two days...
...criminals, high and low, in both Germany and Japan . . . must be dealt with promptly, justly and relentlessly. Germany and Japan must be completely disarmed . . . and the means of rearmament must be forbidden them. . . ." Dewey drew a careful distinction between the immediate peace with Germany and Japan, and the planning of a long-range peace organization. His conception of a permanent peace organization was squarely in line with the plans submitted to Dumbarton Oaks, but with this difference: "I believe this is a subject which should be talked about widely, earnestly, and publicly. . . . We cannot meet the problems of peace...
...Chinese educator, now teach only physics, medicine, engineering, agriculture. The students are almost the only able-bodied young male civilians to be seen in the cities where the proportion of young men to young women is now about one to 40. The students must wear a special uniform, are forbidden to appear on the streets with girls or to have dates with them. Even brothels are closed to them. Their chief relaxation is to get drunk-but even this is difficult. Japan's wartime grog ration is two bottles of beer a month for each male adult...
...meetings ground on, only meager press releases were issued, containing perfunctory information. For the conference itself was secret, and delegates were forbidden to grant interviews. But Cordell Hull promised a full account at the conference's end-probably in three or four weeks...
...Generalissimo had heard before about the evils of China's conscription system. Only last spring he had forbidden the roping of conscripts. Now he questioned the roped men. One man said he was a peddler. He had been doing business along the road. An armed gang had pounced on him. Now he was conscripted...