Word: goings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...paralyzed. Samuel Coplon used to be known as the "Santa Claus of the Adirondacks": he gave away thousands of toys to country kids at Christmas. One night last week, the Coplons waited in vain for Judith. For when Judith arrived at Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station, she did not go straight home. On her devious journey, she was followed by agents of the FBI. Judith had become suspect of dealing with agents of the U.S.S.R...
...trim-looking little Armenian, Mikoyan is an exception to the run of humorless Bolsheviks. He is happy-go-lucky, and he can tell a story. He likes to hum a tune, dance, drink. (He promised the Soviet people he would produce a good beer...
...give man in the machine age his answer and his end, capitalism must go and get itself a conscience. The moral revolution for which McGuire calls must be led by the U.S. He believes that America must render the services which Britain rendered the world during the 19th Century: "... What will the Americans get out of this? They will get the burdens and the privileges of world leadership . . . the losses, profits, kicks . . . They may also, if they manage well, get world order...
...heart and mind, will interrupt your talk about how democracy must be defended at all costs. He will ask: 'That is very nice talk, but tell me about tomorrow. Am I to take a gun and fight for capitalist America?' If you have time, you can go on and explain what capitalist America...
...Good Scare. Serrano wilted again. "Now wait. Let's talk sensibly. You know what reporters are. Absolute misunderstanding. I had no intention of insulting our good friend Sancho . . ." The stern señors merely bowed and turned to go. At the threshold they warned: "Remember. We give you 24 hours...