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...sent by Moscow from Paris to "guide" secret Communist operations in Turkey. They counted on her good social background to throw off suspicion. But she was so sure of herself that she failed to take adequate precautions. Said one of the cops: "She was a disaster for them, a godsend...
...most famed and least-known characters in the Gospels. Because of her early trade, some of the ancient church fathers, and later Christians of excessive scruple, have been embarrassed by her presence in the liturgy. On the other hand, her sinful past has been a never-failing godsend to novelists trying to put a little spice into stories with a New Testament setting...
Towards the beginning of April, while many Freshmen were desperately searching for a field of concentration and finding no hope in any om them, 175 Yardlings received a short, but highly interesting letter. To many the contents of the letter proved to be a godsend, to others, a new headache...
...United Nations, to which, as the first U.N. commander in history, he last week delivered a progress report. Many were also sobered by MacArthur's guess that if his proposals were carried out, Russia "will not necessarily" enter the war. Though Republicans in Congress considered MacArthur a godsend to the party, there were few who publicly endorsed all of his proposals...
...method of getting economic cooperation between German's Ruhr and French industry, and at the same time effectively controlling German war potential might seem a godsend for Europe. When Foreign Minister Robert schuman of France Proposed a plan last year with these objects as its ends, many people, including members of the U.S. State department, considered it such...