Word: repeats
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...March 4, 1877, was a Sunday-a day not deemed fitting for a Presidential inaugural. But if Hayes delayed his oath until noon of March 5, the U.S. would be without a President for 36 hours. Consequently, he held the Saturday night White House ceremony, did a repeat performance Monday on the Capitol steps. Thus, from dinner time until midnight, the U.S. had two Presidents...
Honduran Ambassador Julian R. Caceres presided. At his right sat Under Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, known to the Latins for his toothy smile as El Hombre Diente-The Man Tooth. The Man Tooth listened to an interpreter repeat the Argentine proposal, smiled a tablewide smile. Caceres said copies of the proposal would be sent to home Governments. The members nodded, did not discuss the matter further. They re-elected Cordell Hull president of the Board and adjourned...
Meanwhile, Franklin Roosevelt, now fired with the old fire-horse enthusiasm, made plans for repeat performances. His Philadelphia speech this week would be preceded by a similar parade, and he planned a Chicago trip with an appearance at Soldier Field-where Mayor Ed Kelly presumably could be counted on to fill all 110,000 seats. In the final weeks, Candidate Roosevelt would give...
...Leroy ("Tex") Harris, escorting the bombers over Davao Gulf, reported by radio that they had spotted a Jap destroyer. Tex radioed blithely: "Wait about five minutes and I'll tell you where it was-repeat was." Less than five minutes later the bombers had sunk the destroyer...
...prolong it, or when he suggests a negotiated peace." While remaining stern, he ended on a softer note. Said he last week: "For us to accept into full fellowship an offender who has committed wrongs against God and man, who still exults in his wickedness and proposes to repeat it when the occasion offers, would mean that we identified ourselves with his crimes. So far from Germany there has come no voice of penitence. There must be repentance before there is forgiveness, though the Christian must do his utmost to encourage and to welcome...