Word: seek
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Tunis was more tickled to see the British First Army than the Rev. Isaac Dunbar, British rector of St. George's Church.* The victory ended Mr. Dunbar's 167 days of hide-&-seek with the Nazis and Italians...
...occupation of Tunis, Mr. Dunbar got word that he was on their hostage list. He gathered some convert Jews and other trusted friends, held a last secret religious service. Then he went into hiding. The Italians and Nazis were hot after him, and eight times he was forced to seek new shelter. Once he shivered: General von Arnim set up headquarters in the next villa; one night, when he slipped back to the old rectory to fetch some medicine, the Nazis moved into his refuge, and he escaped capture only because friends tipped...
...Henry Wallace, Prophet and Redeemer, Philosopher and friend of man . . . the oldest country of the South now hears the voice of Hirakocha, the God of the Andes: 'People of the mountains, look to the Ocean.... If the Ocean does not come to reach you, you should go and seek...
...Benes will have much to discuss with President Roosevelt: commitments on CzechoSlovakia's postwar composition and sovereignty; his views on eastern Europe, including his ideas for federations of small states, complete accord with Russia, and the urgency of reuniting Yugoslavia's warring factions. He also will seek to raise the CzechoSlovakian Legation to the embassy status now accorded to six exiled Governments...
...Finns expect only pale sympathy from the U.S. Last week Finnish sources confirmed Washington's statement that the U.S. Government had never offered to seek separate peace terms from Russia on the Finns' behalf...