Word: roofs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Rotonde, the Coupole-were doing business as usual under their striped awnings, although they closed during the street fighting. The supply of painted filles seemed ample to accommodate all soldiers interested in amour. In the Rue Scribe the American Express office still had its familiar big sign on the roof. The hotels were comfortably appointed, with plenty of linen and blankets, even satin quilts...
...news that Paris was free stirred BBC's Director General to an act of Gallic impulsiveness: he ordered a tricolor flown from the roof. It floated proudly until a sharp-eyed Frenchman phoned to ask the reason. "Paris is free!" a delirious voice replied. "Hadn't you heard?" "Yes," said the Frenchman, "but why are you flying the Dutch flag...
Informal Dance at the Parker House, restricted to those of the Mid-Off School. . . . For those of you who don't know, the Parker House Roof is not open to Boston's salty breezes, so repack those woolies. It is really a smooth place to dance--with all the comforts of home--a cocktail bar attached, that is. Midshipmen and Senior Officers are invited to the function, which gives promise of being just what we have all been waiting...
...also arranges permission for purchase of supplies for church repair (Moscow's St. Louis' Roman Catholic Church is now having its roof patched), gets priests released from Army service, gets printing presses for religious publications...
...Manhattan end of the Holland Tunnel as soon as construction materials are available. It will be designed to handle as much as 2,000 tons of cargo a day. Two important advantages : 1) quick interchange of freight between over-the-road trucks and local delivery; 2) a wide, flat roof capable of parking 128 truck-trailers that otherwise would block narrow city streets between trips...