Word: shakings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Washington last week a slender, dark girl saw with her own eyes that Persia had powerful friends in the U.S. Several hundred people thronged the elegant, red brick Persian Embassy to shake hands with Her Imperial Highness Ashraf Pahlevi, twin sister of Persia's ruling Shah. President Truman received her in the White House, and Bess Truman was there too. This week the State Department scheduled a big, brilliant reception...
...first day in Melbourne. Champion Kramer set right to work to show that the 5-0 sweep at Melbourne was no fluke. Pails is a picture player with rhythmic, flowing ground strokes; but against Kramer's almost flawless all-court attack, he could offer only token resistance and shake his curly head sadly. The score of Kramer's victory- 6-2, 6-1, 6-2-was further support for the arguable thesis that Kramer right now is as good as the best in tennis history...
...Dolly Pond Church gleefully sang, chanted, passed rattlers and copperheads around in defiance of a six-month-old state law against handling snakes at public gatherings. When deputy sheriffs hauled nine of the snake-handlers off to jail, some of the others followed, tried, like Joshua, to shake the jail walls down (with hymns and prayer), declared they would not stop their rituals because "We take our law from...
...Independence Day even Calcutta's violence turned to rejoicing. Moslems and Hindus danced together in the streets, were admitted to each others' mosques and temples. Moslems crowded round Gandhi's car to shake his hand, and sprinkled him with rosewater. For the disillusioned father of Indian independence, there might be some consolation in the rare cry he heard from Moslem lips: "Mahatma Gandhi Zindabad" (Long Live Gandhi...
Most of Bert's competitors shake their heads over such an outlay and predict a crippling overhead. But Bert and son are satisfied. Last year they netted $21,000; they hope that the new shop, charging regular prices, plus a branch to be opened at the new Los Angeles Municipal Airport, will boost 1947's profit...