Word: offerings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the Soviet people heard about our marriage advertisements, they were astonished that anyone could . . . offer himself in this manner. This was a capitalist practice . . ." Some of these capitalist ads, complained Rude Pravo, still got into the papers "veiled as advertisements asking for or offering to become a 'housekeeper...
...Monchsberg by the archbishops of Salzburg. "It is Mozart's turn," explained old Baron Heinrich Puthon, the festival's president. "Next year we will open with Fidelio so Beethoven will not be mad at us." For the Flute, the State Opera had no single great voice to offer, but its ensemble singing was highly polished; the acting had lightness and pace...
...cherished ideal of all American Lutherans since they first arrived on American soil 300 years ago." Lutherans did not seek federal aid to education, declared Dr. John W. Behnken, president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the most conservative of the large Lutheran groups.* Even if the Government should offer help to private schools, Dr. Behnken said, "there must be a clear understanding that no Government assistance can be given to support the instructional program of church schools. If there is no such understanding, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod would consider it very unwise to accept any aid from...
British voters in West Leeds, Yorkshire, have lost a lot of faith in the Labor Party; but a majority are still doubtful whether the Tories offer anything better. In a by-election last week, Labor won the parliamentary seat by a margin greatly reduced from the 1945 general election vote. It was Labor's 51st by-election victory since 1945. Labor defeats: none...
...struggling young artist, Mexico's Escuela Universitaria de Bellas Artes had a good deal to offer. Housed in an ancient convent in the sunny, spired old town of San Miguel de Allende, 150 miles northwest of Mexico City, its cheap, comfortable living and picturesque setting got it wide publicity as a G.I. students' paradise (TIME, March 29, 1948). Over 100 U.S. veterans have flocked south to enroll. But during the past year, San Miguel's sleepy decorum has been shattered by one ruckus after another. Last week the school had more trouble than it could handle...