Word: knowed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...McCloy's service in France during World War I was with the artillery of the 4th Regular Army Division, and it was during this service that he saw and was so deeply impressed with the beautiful city of Rothenburg. What McCloy did not know in April 1945 was that it was his same old outfit, by sheer coincidence, that was preparing to capture Rothenburg from the Germans-by destruction if necessary...
...legality of the Allies' punishment of Axis war criminals. When seven of the 25 Japanese warlords convicted in Tokyo appealed to the Supreme Court last year, the court decided it had no power to upset the judgment of the international tribunal which tried them. Now Douglas wanted to know: if the Supreme Court can't scrutinize the tribunals' judgments, who can? "If an American general holds a prisoner, our process can reach him wherever he is," he wrote. "To that extent, at least, the Constitution follows the flag. It is no defense...
...When the verdict was ready (the jury was out more than 26 hours), Judy entered the courtroom at Archie's side, her face expressionless and pale, the blue circles under her eyes showing the strain of her trial. Smiling nervously, she turned to him: "I don't know whether I can take it or not." Lawyer Archie was brash and noisy as ever. "Don't worry," he explained with fatherly concern. "It's only a verdict...
Many a businessman, looking for Government contracts, has gotten lost in the bureaucratic jungle of Washington. But as every businessman should know, there are guides, known as five-percenters, to lead bewildered contract-seekers out of the swamp in a hurry. The guides, usually former Government officials or ex-Congressmen, know or claim to know the right people. For a retainer and 5% on the gross of any contract obtained, "influence" will be put to work. Few officials will admit that such influence exists, although it is part & parcel of the Governments patronage system. Only last month Defense Secretary Louis...
...cocktail parties, but he wouldn't think of asking him, or his other friends, to influence Government contracts. Though Harry Vaughan readily admitted their friendship, many of the other "friends" smiling down from Hunt's office walls promptly said that they didn't know him. They pointed out that it was easy to look like a man of distinction and influence in Washington; all anyone had to do was write Congressmen for autographed pictures and hang them on his wall...