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Word: happeners (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...must "make a real effort to maintain contact with the Chinese," said Fairbank. The three speakers pointed to the Yugoslav-Russia break as an example of what might happen under a Communist government in China without American interference...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Experts Discuss Nod to Red China | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

...studio mailed to a fan the 1,500,000th copy of the famous Grable-in-a-bathing-suit photo. "People all want to know how I manage to keep them the way they are. I don't have a good answer ... I am just in luck that I happen to stem from the proper genealogical tree. I owe it all to Grannie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Entrances & Exits | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

Allport commented on the situation after ordering the destruction of the polls, sending letters to all recipients explaining the "regrettable error," and assuring them that it would not happen again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soc Rel Ballots To Be Destroyed | 12/10/1949 | See Source »

...authorities were unable last night to explain the cause of the accident, commenting that it could have been other a mechanical defect or merely misjudgment on the part of one of the drivers. "These things happen once in a while," one official said, "but not too often...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MTA Collision Hurts 7 Near Harvard Square | 12/9/1949 | See Source »

...Roller Derby is good entertainment. It can be fairly exciting and if you pick a night when the competitors happen to be in a particularly surly mood, I suppose it could be downright dangerous. The Roller Derby appears to have more staying power than another Seltzer concoction, the Marathon Dance, and is no doubt worthwhile observing--mainly for chuckles...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 12/6/1949 | See Source »

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