Word: scared
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...away as Mexico the scare was on. Germans in Mexico City talked about the coming assault on Britain with gas, bombers, gliders, submarines and everything but poisoned arrows. At the same time the Fifth Column in Mexico got ready to kick up trouble to divert the U. S. the minute the big push started...
Adolf Hitler is a strategist of parts and he has more than one plan ready. Last week's world-girdling scare was a characteristic part of his super-plan, designed to keep his enemies guessing and to find out how they reacted. On those reactions his next move depends, and even he may not have known last week where it would be, or when...
Mellett's critics charge that he is an impractical idealist who runs a spy service-an accusation at least partly belied by his executive ability. His friends, vastly admiring, sometimes charge him with excessive sweet-temperedness. But at times Mellett has shown sufficient temper to scare the daylights out of those who envision him as a future Censor-in-Chief of the U. S. Press. However, it is not too likely that President Roosevelt would give him such a job. Mellett himself declares he wants no part of any "Information Ministry" and adds: "I simply don't believe...
...breakfast table daily should report to the Crimson building tonight at seven-thirty. You may not consider our news coverage of the best--in which case come out and show how it should be done. You may not agree with all our editorial policies, but don't let that scare you away. Come out and change them. On the other hand, you may think the Crimson is just perfect (most people do). In that case you're just the man we're looking...
...Britons scare hard. Last week they could think of nothing they wanted quite so much as invasion - in June, in March, this week...