Word: mementoes
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Solidarity among strongmen seemed to be the meeting's theme, but it was tinged with subtle rivalry. The gift that Pérez Jiménez brought was a replica of Simón Bolivar's sword, studded with 860 sapphires-a lavish memento, but also a neat reminder that Peru historically owes its independence to Venezuela's Bolivar. And in any economic comparison, oil-rich Venezuela could lay claim to the more spectacular boom (TIME, Feb. 28). But Peru could also make an impressive boast...
...Another memento came from Charles E. Wilson, when he was president of General Electric. Liz had left New York in dry weather for a tour of Schenectady plants, where she found ankle-deep slush. While sloshing around in open-toed shoes, she noticed Mr. Wilson whispering to his chauffeur, who returned a short time later with a shoe box which Wilson gravely presented to Liz. It contained a pair of rubbers. After that, whenever she phoned him, Mr. Wilson's sign-off to TIME Researcher Fremd was "Keep your feet...
...many Cambridge citizens, this market was not enough. In 1946 they formed the Washington Elm Memorial Committee and began to lobby for a fitting memento. After years of futile effort, they swing official Cambridge to their cause and, in 1950, the monument was built. On July third, after a two hour parade, the monument was dedicated, followed by the annual fireworks. since then, each year on Washington's Birthday, two American Legion posts and a Coast Guard color guard march through the Commons, leaving a wreath on the monument. This year the wreath was stolen a few hours after they...
Sentimental Value. In Rochester, a jury acquitted William Aaron of a charge of illegal possession of a dangerous weapon after he testified that the blackjack police found in his desk was a memento given him by his mother 19 years before...
...winning the tournament, the Debate Council receives two trophies, one a permanent memento of the victory. The other, a larger trophy, is kept by the winning debating club for one year until a school succeeds in winning it three times...