Word: hodgson
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Murphy is a part of Harvard's Parapsychology tradition. He was one of the first research follows to work under the University's Hodgson fund for investigation of psychic powers, and from 1922 to 1925 to pioneered in the field of scientifically controlled investigation of such extra-sensory powers as telepathy and clairvoyance...
With China falling, Burma in chaos and Indo-China locked in civil war, the West might have been expected to rejoice at the Dutch victory. Instead, W. R. Hodgson, representing Australia at the United Nations, cried: "[This] is worse than what Hitler did to The Netherlands." This immoderate expression went further than the official stands of the Western powers. Nevertheless, adverse criticism of the Dutch move was widespread...
...Security Council was just about to open a session on the touchy Greek border situation. Australia's William R. Hodgson asked for the floor. "I wish to speak," he said, "on a matter pertaining to the . . . happiness of certain people who serve us faithfully and well-our chauffeurs. [They are] cooped up in a room without air, without airconditioning, without water and without reading matter. Now they are not even allowed to have a five-cent game of gin rummy in their spare time [because of a ban against gambling...
Gravely the Council referred Delegate Hodgson's request to the Secretariat. The chauffeurs (about 50 drive the official U.N. cars) agreed that the Australian member is a good bloke, hopefully jingled the nickels in their pockets...
Said Australia's Colonel William R. Hodgson: Mr. Krasilnikov is trying "to out-caesar his senior Caesars. ... In the past, the delegations here . . . have had to put up with calculated abuse and distortions from this particular Soviet representative...