Word: sadnesses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...more than sad to see the man who succeeded Mr. Roosevelt as President of the U.S. not only unappreciative of these most vital truths, but denouncing those...
...weather had come and the folks were thinking warm and homey summer thoughts. Pittsburgh discussed the drop of the Pirates with the sad indulgence of a disappointed'parent. In Des Moines, and all through Iowa, farmers reluctantly decided that the heavy rains (a regular flood) had washed away the chances of a full corn crop. In Alliance, Neb., Editor Ben Sallows of the Times-Herald griped good-naturedly about prices: "Life must be worth living. The cost has doubled, and still everybody hangs on." Out in Montana, the people talked mostly about fishing and the Rodeo. Everywhere, they talked...
...whose Christian faith has given him courage to have doubts about Communism. Here are some ill-dressed students who feared conscription (men 19 to 25) into the Korean Communist Army. Here is a round-faced child of two, shoeless, sitting between the ties of the old railroad track. Her sad-eyed mother wearily joggles the baby on her back, then pulls the child to her feet and shuffles along the track with the other refugees going south...
...many villagers are arguing that Hans's chestful of medals and his smoking, drinking and going with girls disqualify him. They doubt also that he would have the flexibility of recent Christs. Anton Lang, who played the Christus in 1900, 1910 and 1922, was a sad, merciful Saviour. Alois Lang played the role as King of the Jews-a firm, determined ruler. "The Bible says Christ is both," one villager explained, "and so Christ has to make up his mind which he wants to be. The problem is that not one of our young men has made...
...close to home: his wife, mother, sister or in-laws are favorites. The murder is often premeditated (one psychotic prepared again & again to kill his girl, but could not bring himself to do it when she was in a happy frame of mind; finally one night, when she was sad, he got it over with). But the crime is seldom shrewdly planned; many psychotic murderers operate in broad daylight, in public places, using any weapon that happens to come to hand. Another characteristic clue left by the mad killer is unnecessary roughness (cutting the body into ribbons or stuffing...