Word: may
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Prophet Micah in the Old Testament called Bethlehem small compared with other towns; but it had a notable history, even before his prophecy that from it would come 'The Shepherd of Israel' . . . The wise men of Matthew's account may have been reluctant to leave the capital city, Jerusalem, at the direction of the scribes, and journey eight miles further to this modest village. But though they left Herod and his palace behind them, they went on and found indeed the genuine Prince of the House of David...
Jane's also reported that the Russians are at work on three 35,000-ton battleships, each "equipped with two catapult towers for firing radio-controlled aerial torpedoes." Two of them, reputedly laid down at Archangel in 1942, may already be in commission; the other is reported to have been delayed by German bombing at Leningrad during...
Intelligent Formosans still fear that China's badly shaken Nationalist leaders may fail or collapse; they nevertheless see a chance of fairly sound government for Formosa in the months ahead...
...kind of opposition little short of blasphemy. In a rousing speech to a women's trade-union group, she cried: "I sometimes think that President Perón has ceased to be a man like other men-that he is rather an ideal incarnate! For this, our movement may cherish him as its one leader without fearing that he will disappear on the unhappy day that Perón personally is missing...
Succeeding governments have tinkered further with the law. As it stands now, at least 10% of net profits must be divided among employees according to their rate of pay. The bonus may not exceed two months' pay. Most prosperous employers consider one month's pay a minimum, and some even give more than two months' despite...