Word: plight
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said Propagandist Roosevelt: This is an appropriate time to address a word to Italians. Mussolini, for personal gain, betrayed his own people and handed over his country to Hitler. The Italian people, largely peace-loving, are not responsible for their present plight. The United Nations hope that Italy can be restored to a "respected" place as a member of Europe's family of nations...
...shock of Edsel's death, the plight of the empire will still be critical. It may not stand the shock of another death. Average U.S. life expectancy is 61 years; Henry Ford...
...things at headquarters in London weeks before, come to the U.S. to attend the Alliance's executive committee meeting this week in Chicago. Along the way Dr. Rushbrooke preached many a sermon. He also sat in many a conference with clergy and laymen, outlining the wartime plight of the church from the Yangtze to the Zuyder Zee. But he saw hope, where many Baptists still could not see it, in Russia's easing attitude toward religion. Said he, seriously: "Perhaps the next meeting of the Alliance may actually be held in Moscow...
...farmer's plight was serious. In some rural areas, over a third of the radios were out of order. Most of them (3,200,000) were battery-operated, and the supply of new batteries was slim. Farmers, who depend upon the radio for most of their world news and market reports, were also being cut off from weather bulletins, the latest Government regulations, other special services. City dwellers were stuck for repair parts, especially tubes, and repair...
...because proper public warning was not given. I suppose anything which causes infants to vomit is dangerous but so far we've had no reports of serious results." The consensus of the publicity-wise was in agreement with Dr. Dunbar - Centaur's costly action in its nightmarish plight may turn out to be excellent advertising in the long...