Word: localizer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fragment, however, of the 29,000 reference books I find we now have in the morgue* for the convenience of TIME'S editors, who call for them at the rate of about 500 a week-plus an average 40 or 50 that have to be obtained from local libraries...
...Virginia, the first Republican primary in the state's history was held in the eighth congressional district, across the Potomac from Washington. Virginia Republicans, who traditionally play footie with Senator Harry Byrd's Democratic courthouse cronies, put up no candidates for local offices. Winner of their nomination for Congress: Tyrrell Krum, 48, conductor of a column on veterans' affairs for the Washington Times-Herald, who will try to pry labor-baiting, reactionary Howard Smith from his well-entrenched (18 years) congressional seat...
...Madras City, Premier Ramaswami Reddiar gave him a garland of roses that almost smothered him. Half a million enthusiasts turned out to greet him. As their idol passed, standing in an open grey Buick touring car (hired from a local millionaire), Madrasis clapped wildly and yelled: "Jawaharlal Nehru ki jai!"-Victory to Jawaharlal Nehru. In response Nehru closed palms in front of his chest. This traditional Hindu namasthe (greeting) is as much a part of his public manner as was the V sign for Churchill...
...nine years, Rule 904-the local judges' answer to trial by headline-has gagged Baltimore papers in their coverage of crime. It forbids news of confessions, bars comments by anyone bearing on a trial, prohibits pictures of the accused without his consent...
...veterans for free dentistry are now going through the VA works. Another 200,000 are being treated (treatments may include everything from an amalgam filling to a full plate). In 1947 657,254 treatments were given at a cost of $42,698,627. Of these, 600,400 were by local dentists on a fee basis, the rest by the VA's own staff dentists...