Word: prussianize
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Army life turned out to be less bad than Schoenberner had expected-thanks partly to the friendship of a brilliant, amiable Jewish doctor who simply could not grasp the simplest elements of Prussian discipline. On sighting Schoenberner, stiffly at attention on parade, this officer would leap forward, crying cordially: "How do you do, Mr. Schoenberner; have you seen that highly interesting article about the possibilities of psychoanalytic treatment even in cases of dementia praecox...
...trade unions in the Russian zone held their first congress last week, Colonel Sergei Tulpanov pointedly welcomed them to Berlin, "the heart and capital of Germany." The delegates cheered wildly, for there was anxiety in Germany that, if the French had their way, the capital might be removed from Prussian Berlin...
...Wilhelm Furtwängler, famed conductor of Berlin's Philharmonic Orchestra and Nazi-tainted Prussian State Councilor, was invited by Berlin's Soviet-sponsored mayor Arthur Werner to help direct the city's culture revival. Wrote the mayor: "German music. . . is trying . . .uncompromisingly [to realize] its genuine national value . . . Germany needs Furtwängler. . . ." The Russians benignly approved; U.S. authorities opposed the appointment...
Members of the Hunt in bright-colored coats whose facings identified their clubs (Warwick's black and scarlet, Duke of Beaufort's buff and blue, North Warwick's grey and pink) mingled with Yeomanry regiment officers in white Prussian collars and tailcoated nonhunters. They danced to American rhythms played by hot London nightclub bands, ate specially licensed delicacies, happily screamed "whroo, whroo"-the high-pitched cry given when the fox is sighted...
...Foreign Minister, said Dr. Adrogue (even before President Edelmiro Farrell could threaten him with libel charges), wouldn't let the vigilance board liquidate the potent firms (estimated value: $24,000,000) of Nazi Agent Ricardo Staudt, onetime officer in the Elite Prussian Guard. Asked Buenos Aires' staunch, prodding La Vanguardia: "Is this favoritism on the part of Sr. Cooke due to the fact that Sr. Staudt ... is the principal financier of the [Perón for President] campaign...