Word: rangely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week Mr. Roosevelt suddenly looked up from World War II. For the first time in many months, he was concerned enough to be angry about a domestic matter. His jaw jutted up & out. His voice rang with its old, terrible certainty that he was right and a great many other people were wrong. He announced that ignorance, gullibility or politics moved those who differed with him on the matter at hand. He repeated: ignorance, gullibility, politics. He said that he was being frightfully polite when he called some of his opponents "well-intentioned people." Cold fire...
Principle In Chicago, a census taker rang the doorbell of Negress Ethel Strouther, politely began to ask questions. Vexed, she grabbed a bottle, flourished it over her head and, as he fled, shouted: "I don't talk to strange...
Always quick to recover, the President tanned rapidly, began to rib reporters at their golf games, heckled and huzzaed in a voice that rang through the little valley. Surest sign of his returning health and high spirits: he made no squawks about their handling of news...
Suddenly a shot rang out from the Japanese. A light shell exploded in Hunan's superstructure. As Hunan's crew and passengers angrily lined the rail, they saw the torpedo boat put over a launch. Several officers scrambled into it, and it set out toward the Hunan. When it came within hailing distance, one of the officers stood up and shouted: "So sorry. We want examine papers. We want fire across bow. We think we fire blank shell. We fire live shell. So sorry...
Suddenly the telephone rang. An urgent voice commanded: "You will present yourself immediately at the Imperial Palace." The big man put on his naval court uniform, and with trembling hands arranged a blazing white decoration over his heart. He stepped into his waiting Buick...