Word: livings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Saturday Review of Literature, spoke over boos and catcalls. To his fellow delegates he said: "I ask you to believe that the American people . . . are not speaking out against the idea of peace . . . They are speaking out against a small political group in this country which has failed to live up to the rules of the game in a democracy . . . Tell the folks at home that Americans are antiCommunist, not anti-humanitarian, and being anti-Communist does not automatically mean they are pro-war." Snapped Playwright Lillian Hellman: "I would recommend, Mr. Cousins, that when you talk about your hosts...
...Glittering Smile. Said one American, contemplating these subterranean revels: "You might almost think the Germans are going underground again, leaving the ruins above ground to mock their conquerors." But there are other types of underground Germans-the thousands of homeless in Düsseldorf and every Ruhr city, who live in herds in stifling air-raid bunkers. The fits to which these cave dwellers are frequently subject have been nicknamed Bunkerkholler (bunker frenzy...
...colony, or whether we want to try to build a free and stable country. It is impossible to do both. If we want the former, we should not talk of democracy, we should not encourage political parties, we should see that the Germans won't produce more and live better than the rest of Europe. And we should never have gone to Bonn. But if we want to see Germany a free and stable country, we must take the risk of giving Germany's democrats-such as they are-a reasonably strong government that can command some respect...
...Moscow, Foo Ping-sheung, China's ambassador to Russia, pondered a telegram last week. It announced his appointment as Premier Ho Ying-chin's new foreign minister. Asked if he would accept, Foo said: "Wouldn't it be like jumping into the fire? ... I think people live longer in New Zealand...
...would bear. They also had to pay higher prices themselves for their imports from England. But there were some who suspected that automobiles and inflated prices were spoiling the old place. "They're killing the golden goose," growled an old U.S. visitor. "It costs us 150% more to live here than at home." A warning came from H. J. ("Jack") Tucker, manager of the Bank of Bermuda: "Tourists don't need to come here." Some Bermudians had bought West Indies real estate to the south, with a view to clearing out before the bust. But for the time...