Word: knowed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pretend to be an expert on Communism or any other kind of a political 'ism'," said Second-Baseman Robinson. ". . . But you can put me down as an expert on being a colored American, with 30 years' experience at it. And ... I know that life in these United States can be mighty tough for people who are a little different from the majority - in their skin color, in the way they worship their God, in the way they spell their names...
...newspaper stories, he said, but didn't believe them. General Vaughan smiled sadly. Did Mr. Truman "believe General Vaughan's statement [blurted out in anger] that there are 300 five-percenters in Washington?" General Vaughan glared at the questioner. Mr. Truman avowed he didn't know anything about it. The newspaper fellows were supposed to know all about those things...
Buckshot for a Juke Joint. The sheriff let himself down on the steps and talked softly. "You know that when you elected me, I was sworn to uphold the law," he said. "And I have to protect my prisoners." Anyway, he added, the prisoners had been rushed off to another jail for safekeeping. (A third suspect was in the jail at the time, but was sneaked off later...
Western Europe's nations know that the U.S. would come to their aid if the Russians attacked; they also know that, unless they have arms at least to delay...
...fervent, forceful man who started this campaign of passive resistance is Rainer Hildebrandt, a 34-year-old German free-lance writer. Sitting in his faded Berlin apartment, Hildebrandt last week explained his purpose: "The Russians will see an F and know that people still have courage to speak up for human decency. German Spitzel [informers] will find the mark on their homes and will wonder whether the Red arm of the MVD is really long enough to protect them. Ordinary citizens, seeing an F, will know they are not alone, that there is more to be done against inhumanity than...