Word: lighting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...York Timesman James Reston gave an answer that summed up the feelings of many a U.S. citizen. "We have been walking in darkness, if not in danger for a long time," he wrote. "The Communist triumph in Prague and the sudden death of Jan Masaryk were merely flashes of light that showed us how dark were the skies over central and eastern Europe...
During court lulls, three of the rebels talked to a TIME correspondent. Yannis Fotiades had been ill with tuberculosis; he had joined the Markos rebels when they promised hospital treatment in Yugoslavia. While still convalescing he was returned to Greece for "light duty." The light duty turned out to be the raid on Salonika. "I was very tired with all that marching," he said, "so I fell prisoner...
That President Truman's charted route ultimately means war seems an accepted truth on the part of at least some supporters of his plan who want armament for strict preparedness purposes. This is the greatest current tragedy in light of the fact that it is not too late to redirect our policies triumphantly. What endangers this country is not the ideology of socialism but the seizure of power by disciplined groups string-pulled from Moscow...
Containing only the lightest and most digest-able materials, "Sitting Pretty" is easy to enjoy in a light mood. Often in the past the movies have given suburbia benign pokes in ribs, and this one, a kind of combination of "Claudia" and "Blondie" is among the best of the genre. As usual nothing much happens; a number of people think something, especially cuckoldry, is happening; but the audience, smugly aware that everything's just fine, keeps its happiness and its equanimity...
Valpey has said that he will use the Crisler system of deception rather than pile-driving, with the quarterback doing the blocking. The emphasis on ball-handling rather than driving through with sheer power is particularly suited to the present predominance of light Crimson backs...