Word: lefts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Lord's Will." West Germany's pre-election atmosphere was scarcely democratic in the U.S. or British sense. The mental and moral morass left behind by Hitler nourished many factions on the lunatic fringe. The tiny, extreme-right-wing Deutsche Rechtspartei advertised itself with the command: "Vote for DRP-this is Our Lord's Will." In Düsseldorf an anonymous group distributed swastika, swathed pamphlets extolling Hitler, reviled Jews, urged Germans-many of whom were weary and wary of all political parties-to stay away from the polls...
...Russians lifted the blockade last May, Operation Vittles continued to fly about 8,000 tons of food and fuel a day into the city. Last week daily shipments were reduced to 4,000 tons. After October, when shipments will cease, only two U.S. Air Force transport groups will be left in Germany. By then the city's food & fuel stockpile should be an impressive 1,000,000 tons. But that did not change the fact that last week 200,000 of West Berlin's 2,500,000 people were out of jobs, or that the list of business...
...holdup men started back to their car, the Aga called them back, reminded them they had not taken his wallet, and handed it over. It contained about $600. As they left, the bandits said: "Soyez braves et laissez nous partir [Be good sports and let us get away...
...will lead to the criminals." But at week's end, the only other clues found by the Cannes police in a blinding mistral were the abandoned Citroen and, in the car, a pair of maroon gloves and Basque beret, all with Marseille labels. Mused one policeman darkly: "Probably left in the car to throw...
Then Mrs. Negishi was heard from. He had left her and the kids behind in sweltering Tokyo and she, too, wanted a vacation in verdant Chiba. Wearily, Negishi returned to Tokyo to see what he could do about his wife's wish. With him was a 17-year-old youngster (the brother of the girl at the inn) who happened to be a pickpocket by profession. One day, when Negishi wondered aloud how he would ever pay for his wife's holiday, his companion advanced an idea. In one day, the pair lifted 800 yen ($2.20) from passengers...