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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Within minutes the SS Kiangya had sunk in shallow water to the riverbed. Passengers on the lower decks had little chance for escape. Some 700 who managed to reach the safety of the top deck stood in cold water waisthigh, screaming for help.* One hysterical woman threw her child overboard because her husband was lost; others were pushed off in the struggle for standing room...
...lower lobby is devoted to the works of Joel Chandler Harris. Some of Harris' letters, manuscripts, and criticisms of his stories are exhibited, including the "Uncle Remus Stories," "Stories of Georgia," "The Story of Aaron," and "Tales of the Home Folks in Peace...
...only possible team weakness is depth. While the Crimson's first positions are well filled, the six, seven, eight, and nine slots count just as much in matches as do the first five. Competing for the lower berths are a number of greener, less experienced men. Among these is Charlie Ames, former jayvee who is now in number five in place of heath who will not be available until after Christmas. Others are Hugh Nawn, Bob Fischelis, Frank Cabot, and George Plimpton, who was time team...
...cities, the prestige of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek had sunk lower than the Yangtze. An American traveler in Shanghai wrote home: "His name is mud in all classes-they feel toward him as Americans felt toward Herbert Hoover in 1933." The U.S. Embassy was evacuating Americans as fast as it could. In the U.S. itself headlines flared the black news. China-and what to do about it-was Page One; Asia's howitzers could now be heard in Kansas City, although the U.S. still had only a very partial notion of how big its stake was in the China...
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