Word: pledgee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week the Jap came to Rabaul on New Britain. He arrived in 100 bombers, probably from the Carolines, which he has fortified regardless of his pledge. Death from the skies was no new thing for Rabaul; in 1937 two volcanoes reared an arc of steam and lava 4,000...
With only half of the Faculty having sent in their pledge cards, $18,000 has already been received. In addition, the employees have donated an uncalculated amount and Treasurer John P. Bunker '42 reports that the Student Council will contribute $1,000 from its charity fund.
Twenty-six nations signed in Washington the pledge for the common struggle for freedom and victory over Hitlerism. The importance of this declaration has been stressed in advance by Herr Hitler himself as far back as Feb. 27, 1925. . . . Referring to World War I he said: "The Allies ... did not...
It would be a long time before the full story of the pact's signing came out. What was known was that by New Year's Day the wrinkles had been ironed out of the draft drawn by Assistant Secretary of State Adolf Berle and his assistant Carlton...
> "We [pledge] a family garden on every farm. . . . Conserve the year's food needs of the family. ... By preserving our own food we undertake to release the commercial pack for urban people, Red Cross needs and our allies overseas.