Word: hearings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Lying Was Easy." That afternoon when Chambers first appeared in court-a chubby, bland-faced little man in a dark blue suit and a black tie-the quiet was broken by excited babble from the spectators. Chambers did not seem to hear. He stared without expression at gaunt, handsome Alger Hiss and his decorous, greying wife, Priscilla. He seated himself in the witness chair, took the oath, fixed his eyes on the ceiling toward the back of the room and, in a low, even voice, began his long story...
Peace in Our Time? Awareness of the Russian position brought words of optimism from President Harry Truman last week (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS) and Winston Churchill. Said Churchill in London: "There was a time in 1935 and 1936 when I used to hear . . . 'ancestral voices prophesying war!' But now I am thankful to say I do not hear those voices ... I have a growing hope that by the strength of our united civilization, and by our readiness and preparedness to defend freedom with our lives, we may avert forever the horrible vision of a third world...
...third morning, the authorities released Clarin with orders to get out of the country forthwith. Said Ewan as he staggered ashore with a wretched cold: "All feeling has left my legs." Hoarsely he told the crowd: "I return to England to await further orders. You will hear more of us. The world government must...
...solve this problem," said the bartender, "would be for the King to abdicate and let his son Baudouin come back and be King. We hear young Baudouin isn't too bright, but who the hell wants a bright King? Only it looks as if it isn't going to happen because our King is a stubborn, bitter...
Last week Margaret's few close friends flocked by to hear about her trip and perhaps persuade her to do a really sharp imitation of some pompous continental dignitary. But before the girlish giggles began, they still remembered to call her "ma'am," for Margaret is the daughter of the King. No matter how seductively the moon may shine as she drives home from a party, there can be no stolen kisses; a Scotland Yard man is always present to see her indoors; often a lady-in-waiting is at the door, too. As one young Briton remarked...