Word: lateral
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...national commander was Raymond J. Kelly-genial, redhaired, toothy Irishman, ex-artilleryman. He was one of the War Veterans who petitioned Frank Murphy to run for Mayor of Detroit, and as general counsel of the Detroit Street Railways, was part of Frank Murphy's Detroit "New Deal." Later he was appointed Corporation Counsel, the office he now holds...
...Great Britain's ultimatum to Germany expired. At 11:35 the first air-raid warning wailed over the British capital. Some 8,000,000 unhurried Londoners tramped down the steps of their air-raid shelters, among them George VI, King-Emperor, and his Queen Elizabeth. Half an hour later, the all clear signal given, George and Elizabeth emerged. For him, as Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Air Force, the war had begun. For her, as for some 15,000,000 other British women, the pre-war life of home and children and firesides...
...Queen had gone down into the Buckingham Palace dugout wearing a morning gown of her favorite soft blue. Twelve days later, by the King's command, she assumed the title of Commandant in Chief of the three women's auxiliaries to the fighting services-Women's Royal Naval Service, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. A large part of her new life was thus to be devoted to leading Britain's women-at-war, and the uniforms of these organizations were added to her wardrobe,* the first warlike garments...
...Auxiliary Territorial Service (tunic, skirt, a cap that has upfolded ear-protecting flaps). Formed in 1938, the WATS are a revival of War I's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps -the celebrated and occasionally indiscreet WAACs who went to France 57,000 strong under Helen Gwynne-Vaughan (later Darned...
...bluntly asked Estonia to reduce herself to the status of a protectorate of the Soviet Union in return for trade favors. J. Stalin suggested that an Estonian delegation empowered to sign a treaty along these lines be at once brought to Moscow by Foreign Minister Selter. Some 48 hours later Mr. Selter emplaned with an imposing array of Estonian bigwigs...