Word: lima
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...stories Tradiciones Peruanas was a tradition and a classic himself before he died in 1919 at the age of 86. He had fought against the Spanish at Callao and against the Chileans at Miraflores. He was once editor of the great Prensa in Buenos Aires, and returned to Lima to rebuild the National Library which the Chileans had pillaged...
...Cape picture heroes, generals, saints, friars, noblemen and noblewomen, devils and goblins. Only the devils and goblins really work at their trades. The heroes are always engaged in rascality, the generals swindle the tradesmen, the friars gorge themselves, the saints drive hard bargains in horseflesh, the nobility tomcats around Lima's midnight streets...
...most beautiful place in the world." Reason: by last week 1,400 of the Superforts (carrying 15,400 airmen) had made emergency landings on Iwo's runways. Lieut. Alvin Beck of Fort Wayne had flown eleven missions and landed on Iwo five times. Said Lieut. Don Midlam of Lima, Ohio: "Whenever I land on this island, I thank God, and the men who fought...
...Peru had always been governed by a small, tight oligarchy which allowed the people little influence. Elections, when held, were closely controlled. But last week the voters were not intimidated. The Army made no move. There was no significant disorder. Aristocratic President Manuel Prado strolled through the streets of Lima, almost unescorted, to cast his vote amid the cheers of the populace...
...almost dawn. All night long a policeman had been walking his beat through a dreary Lima district. Suddenly, as day broke, he saw a blood-chilling sight. On the bank of an irrigation ditch were seven bodies. Two were men, two women, three small children. All had their heads bashed in. All were Japanese...