Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unparalleled political situation that exists today: in 28 years Soviet socialism, the prelude to Communism, has unfurled its flag from Vladivostok to Berlin, Vienna, Belgrade and Bucharest. France and Italy are going Communist, in spite of the feverish behind-the-scenes efforts of British and Americans to prevent this "catastrophe." Most of Europe is going the same way. In China millions have embraced this creed. In fact, the Communists have organized groups in every nation of the globe - a worldwide movement. ... If a strong, free-enterprise America wishes to combat this worldwide movement and survive, if it wishes to compete...
...helped frame the constitution. In explanation, he says: "I wanted to prevent a dictatorial government which would give the Japanese even greater power." Roxas thinks that he was the only member of the commission who never cashed the 10,000-peso check which the Japs sent as an honorarium. (He says the check was burned with other papers when his house was destroyed in the battle for Manila.) He was appointed to the cabinet of puppet President Jose Laurel, but did not attend its meetings. U.S. officers who stayed behind during the occupation give Manuel Roxas the highest rating. Said...
...London went rich Russophile Joseph E. Davies. He promptly paid a visit to Winston Churchill at Chequers. At week's end, Winston Churchill helped the Big Three talk along: he said not even the pressing election campaign (see FOREIGN NEWS) would prevent him from attending the meeting...
Banana Royal. In Philadelphia, the lordly British Admiralty sniffed at the hydrogen sulphide in the air, ordered all officers docking there for the summer to prevent tarnish by painting their gold braid, buttons, and decorations with banana...
...Corps: a sound recording system for sending spoken messages by carrier pigeon. The recording is on film, so thin that a 36,000-word message (two hours' dictation) can be carried by one pigeon. The film is edible, so that it can be eaten by its receiver to prevent its capture by the enemy...