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Before Moscow his knowledge of communications, his hatred, his energy and what tanks he had seemed to be standing him in good stead. When the Germans had pressed to practically within view of the capital's onion-shaped towers, Marshal Zhukov's men counterattacked and held...
...woman fell down and was tromped on; she became hysterical. Five more women fainted at the reception. Another broke her ankle when she jumped over a hedge. When the barbecue was over, the mansion grounds were covered with a vast litter of gnawed bones, pieces of meat, slices of onion, potato chips, paper napkins, paper plates. Then at night the crowd danced in the street, to the tune of hillbilly bands, by the light of the moon and of colored globes strung across the rear of the Capitol lawn...
...lemon and an onion tossed at him on Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue by two Brooklyn Italian girls, Mary & Italia D'Arte...
...electrical worker in St. Louis and the mother of eight, was elected "Mrs. Unemployed American Mother." Her family food allowance: $58.85 a month. Rent allowance: $10. Mrs. Roosevelt was invited to sit next Mrs. Easley at a reliefer's dinner. The menu: 2 oz. beef stew, % carrot, 1 onion, % potato, % slice of bread, 1 pat of oleomargarine, 1 canned prune. Mrs. Roosevelt agreed that the dinner was not quite enough...
...physical requirements, Army officials last week reported the successful results of an experiment to feed some 1,900 skinny youths up to requirements. At two camps they have been getting a cup of tea and a biscuit before getting up; a breakfast of porridge, hot milk, liver and onion sauce, bread, butter and marmalade; a morning collation of an apple and milk; a lunch of meat pie, cabbage, mashed potatoes, soup, figs and custard; a good big high tea and a dinner of fish and chips, tea, bread and milk. Result: 1,400 have passed the Army tests. Another, unwanted...