Word: mention
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...entrusting him with it, the President has stuck loyally to Hull as the chief, but has consistently by passed and circumvented him for ten years, using other men in and around the Department for special diplomatic chores. Examples: Raymond Moley, Brigadier General Patrick J. Hurley, William C. Bullitt, to mention only...
...want to mention that the Glee Club is really coming along; apparently most of last week's converts are still sticking. Dr. Houghton is giving the boys a workout and if you think singing isn't work, go over some night and watch them slave away. The repertoire is gradually expanding and everyone seems quite happy about the whole affair...
There were many local battles for towns and airdromes, of great moment to the men in the battles, dismissed with a sentence or no mention whatever in the communiques. One such engagement was the battle for the town of Butera, eight miles inland from Gela. Butera was taken by Rangers on the march toward the inland communications center of Enna, which Canadian and U.S. troops approached this week...
Irked, he called the Canadian Legation in Washington, asked Minister Counselor Leslie Bowles Pearson to appeal to President Roosevelt. President Roosevelt saw his point. Washington's first communique was revised from "Anglo-American" forces to mention "Canadian, British and U.S." forces. Canadian troops, said Mackenzie King, "are entitled to equality in all statements . . . made in reference to military service." The House of Commons cheered. Canadian troops are now mentioned in communiqués from Sicily...
...baseball games in Charlie's league seem to have some ardent rooters in the person of YEO LEARY and FRED CHEW . . . not to mention the Cadillac convertible and Dorrie...