Word: fruits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...believed that he left behind him ideas which would live and grow. Already Brazil had shown itself more receptive to U.S. investment in oil development. Pawley had tried to interest U.S. iron and steel men in the possibilities of Itabira (TIME, April 5). Some day that work might bear fruit...
...leader of the Communist Vanguardia Popular, who ran things from the Bella Vista fortress. Last week he reached outside the capital and put one of his men in command of a government battalion which was moving against the rebels from coastal Playa Dominical. His forces had control of United Fruit banana plantations on the Pacific Coast, and were burning and looting. When Archbishop Victor Manuel Sanabria crossed the lines to bring a compromise proposal to the rebels, it was Communist Mora who furnished him protection...
...edged moan, was stronger than ever although she had done no singing at the reformatory. Seemingly tireless and with only three days of rehearsal behind her, she sang 32 numbers, mostly cultist favorites like Billie's Blues, All of Me, Fine and Mellow, and the throat-tightening Strange Fruit...
Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root. Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees...
...Gridiron Club's annual dinner. Harlow was seated at the head table three places away from his successor, Art Valpey. He looked tired and now and then he smiled a little weakly. While other diners wolfed down huge planks of roast beef and mountainous ice cream and fruit concoctions, he rolled a boiled potato around his plate as though it was something less than a loose ball and made uninspired passes at some specially prepared orange juice he had brought with him from Maryland...