Word: occured
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...library, observer of prisoners' behavior and recommender of shortened sentences. These priests also conduct Sunday services in which they sing hymns to tunes taken from the English hymnal, words altered to fit Buddhist doctrine ("Buddha loves me"). The priests exert a powerful influence and beatings never occur until after they have gone for the night...
Yale University now boasts of two newspapers to cover the news of the various training units in New Haven. Most impressive was the Beaver which publishes all the man-bites dog events that occur in the Technical School, AAFTTC. Appearing weekly, the paper is written by the military personnel of the school with Sgt. J. G. Blumberg as editor. The free distribution of the weekly is made possible by funds allotted by the Post Exchange...
...Continent believe that the Allied invasion of Europe is very near. A few sober-heads have reflected that London and Washington might be waging a war of nerves, that censors who pass speculative articles might be less willing to permit predictions if the real thing were about to occur. But the expectancy is genuine. From London, heart of the Allies' main base for operations against the Continent, TIME Correspondent Edward Lockett this week cabled this report on how the world looked from that capital...
Before leaving we hope the elements will be kind enough to prove to the southerners among us that Longfellow, Whittier, and those boys, really had something to rejoice over in the coming of a New England spring. The nice rainless days will undoubtedly occur when there are no student officers at Briggs. But that's all right; we want Ensigns Gaertner, Homeans, and Corey of the staff to enjoy that interim in which they will not have to stand watch every third night...
...commonest kinds of dates is popularly known ... as a 'joeing date.' These usually occur at the university commons or at some restaurant . . . either between classes or during hours ordinarily set aside for study. In warm weather, a 'coke' or frosted chocolate is usually purchased for refreshment, and on cold days hot coffee or chocolate...