Word: personal
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...import-a sort of airborne Agony Column, with a dash of the Court Circular thrown in: 'Will M'Bongo please return from the yampatch. All is forgiven . . .' 'Is there a witch doctor in the kraal?' 'The chief's brother-in-law, a person of the noblest character, will arrive tomorrow...
...delivered from the trial, which had been a lot tougher on him than on the accused. Defense attorneys, having about run through their list of key witnesses, began reading the deposition of William Z. Foster, national chairman of the Communist Party, who was too ill to appear in person...
...King of Great Britain, feeling the need of friends and funds, sent a letter: "To all and singular to whom these presents shall come, greetings! Whereas it appears to us expedient to nominate some person of wisdom, loyalty, diligence and circumspection to represent us ... know ye that we, reposing especial trust and confidence in the discretion and faithfulness of our trusty and well-beloved Sir Oliver Shewell Franks . . . have nominated, constituted and appointed [him] . . . to be our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington . . . Giving and granting to him in that character all power and authority to do and perform...
...news were quickly set straight. A fortnight ago, Editor Wang and one of his staffers pleaded guilty on Page One to an "irresponsible attitude" in covering a speech by Communist General Chou Enlai. The irresponsibility: publishing the story without submitting it in advance for revision by "the person involved...
...together at the same time?" Two years later, in answer to a War Department call, he volunteered to learn to fly at the Wright Brothers' field in Dayton. Said his disapproving commanding officer: "Young man, I know of no better way for a person to commit suicide!" In that year, 1911, Hap Arnold became one of the first two qualified airplane pilots in the U.S. Army...