Word: palme
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...churches in Genoa (as everywhere in the world) were overflowing with holy joy in commemoration of Christ's entry into Jerusalem. The priests read the Gospel: "Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord." Then the congregation clutched palm branches. Meanwhile, in Genoa's drab Via Albergo dei Poveri...
...Street of the Hostel of the Poor), a son was born to a poor Government bookkeeper. Because it was Palm Sunday, the child was named Palmiro...
Nowadays, Atheist Togliatti firmly clutches the palm branch. Recently, in the Italian Assembly, one of his Christian Democrat opponents ended a bombastic speech with an appeal to the Blessed Virgin; the next speaker windily invoked the Holy Ghost. Communist Togliatti did not reply with dialectical materialism; instead, his steady voice crackled out the First Commandment-"lo sono il Signore Dio tuo. . . ." His fellow legislators cheered...
Said Rudy: "This is a test case to see what people think of me now. If it's a clambake, I'll go back to Palm Springs and soak...
...campus fad in 1936. Started as a satire on World War I veterans, who had pressed Congress for bonuses, the Veterans of Future Wars soon had 60,000 members. The official salute: an outstretched arm, itching palm up. The platform: bonuses now, while we're still here to use them. Founder (and National Commander) Lewis Gorin Jr. and Treasurer Thomas Riggs Jr. served overseas as officers in World...