Word: heroes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...twelve years Charles Lindbergh has been a hero, and twelve years is too much. Today, however, it is almost certain that his relationship with the world is coming to a turning point. There is the possibility that by staying in the U. S.-where he wants to live-he may get the public to stop persecuting him as a hero. Although he is willing to try it, he is grimly dubious of the result. There is no cynicism in his still boyish makeup, but with the logic of a pragmatic mind he has dovetailed his experiences of the past twelve...
...returned to the U. S. after visiting the capitals of Europe and rode, up Fifth Avenue in a paper shower, he knew that he had hit the jackpot, and he was willing to enjoy it while it lasted. He had no idea that he would have to be a hero for twelve years...
...hero worship went on, slowly, almost imperceptibly, Lindbergh began to freeze up. People wanted to paw him and he did not like to be pawed. Women wanted to kiss him and he angrily pulled away. Because he kept a distance, the public became more hysterical. In St. Louis, after he had left an outdoor table where he had eaten-as heartily as usual-with fellow officers of his old squadron, he finally saw what he was up against: women broke through the lines and fought for the still damp corncobs which he had chewed clean and left in a small...
...came from Athens that the diggers had identified the hill to which, according to Historian Herodotus, a handful of Spartans withdrew with the body of Leonidas, later beheaded and crucified at Xerxes' orders. The diggers also found four tombs, one of which was believed to be that of Hero Leonidas himself...
...Grade Allen Murder Case (Paramount), by the late S. S. Van Dine, refuses to accept murder as a serious business. Gracie calls Philo Vance "Fido," outfootles Sergeant Heath, falls for the murderer, gets the hero jailed. Typical gag: Gracie scrutinizing her own photograph, wondering, "Now, where have I seen that face before...