Word: gordons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...since George VI himself was crowned, back in the days of peace, England last week enthroned the 98th Archbishop of Canterbury. The ceremonies, attended by some 4,000 people, including 45 bishops, many another notable, lasted nearly two hours and a half. Notable absentees: Winston Churchill and Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang, the last Archbishop of Canterbury. Never-forgotten presence: the spirit of Dr. Temple's father, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1896 to 1902 and now lies buried 20 yards from the throne on which his son was formally seated...
...colleges last week jiggled a hot potato: Could they welcome Japanese students, even though loyal to the U.S., to their campuses? The man who passed them this hot potato was University of California's President Robert Gordon Sproul. Sympathizing with his 300 Nisei (American-born Japanese) students, whom he had to evacuate, Dr. Sproul asked 32 inland colleges (all west of the Mississippi) to admit them. The University of Washington followed suit, but extended its request to universities east of the Mississippi...
...years ago, grinning Gordon Gar land celebrated his election as Speaker of the House by tearing out the telephone by which his predecessor had kept in touch with the Governor. Mr. Olson and the Legislators have been out of touch ever since, except when they wrangle...
...McGrath, Gordon Randolph...
...Burma-born Gordon Seagrave of the American Baptist Mission (TIME, April 13). Seagrave called to the British liaison officer: "Try to get us some food. I have not a bite in the house. Some of these soldiers have not eaten for three days." As I went out the British Friends' ambulance units were bringing in more Chinese wounded in American jeeps; all of them would be handled by Seagrave, who was the only surgeon. The house was full of wounded. When he buried two dead, under the moon, he said: "Now that the shooting has started, we have...