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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Delegates from the seven Arab League states gathered in Cairo to discuss formal war plans. Arab League Secretary-General Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha told Cairo demonstrators who clamored for arms: "You will get arms-an abundance of them. . . . We prefer death to Zionist subjugation. . . ." The Lebanese Parliament voted a million Syrian-Lebanese pounds ($460,000) as a "first installment" donation to the "Palestine Liberation Committee." Deputies pledged one month's pay. Arab youths from Palestine were crossing the border for a month's training with the Syrian army, which had drawn near the Palestine frontier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNITED NATIONS: Let the Echo Carry | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

Donald M. Maynard '51, editor of the Red Book, announced that a poll would be included on which Freshmen would indicate whether they prefer their Red Book in May without description of the Smoker or Jubilee, or in September with these events included...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Register Resurrected for '51; Will Appear Before Christmas | 12/11/1947 | See Source »

...What does the wreath have to do with the tree? . . . It's second for Santa Claus . . . first for me . . . Santa Claus comes by sleigh, but I prefer an auto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Hushabaloo | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

...Second for Santa Claus-second what? Remember? He had eight reindeer. Personally I prefer an auto. There! You have my profession and my name. Now I'm going to have a cracker while you count up 13 and 7 in the alphabet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Hushabaloo | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

Next to blondes, gentlemen prefer poker. Blackjack, learnedly classified as "vingt-et-un," is a low born associate of spinning ivories on khaki blankets, and is favored only by those majoring in R.O.T.C. The advent of General Education has definitely entrenched the five card classic, with numerous aberrations localized somewhat to the bank of the Charles...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 12/1/1947 | See Source »

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