Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...those 7,000, 100 boys were chosen as members of the Bremen Boys' Club, BBC for short. Two original members, Martin Girschner, 16, now temporary president, and Guenther Hoist, 15, now temporary vice president, helped with selections. Applicants were asked to fill out forms. On the basis of these forms and the way in which questions were answered, the selections were made. Membership had to be limited, but there are now about 20 more than the limit of 100 in the club...
Secretary of State Byrnes saw and stated the importance to world peace of a revived, united Germany. He failed to emphasize the fact that a revived, united Germany would only be endurable within the matrix of a revived, united Europe. Anything short of that sends a cold chill through the veins of Europeans sick to death of the monotonous regularity with which German revival and unity end up in German militarism and aggression...
...Monterrey, Mexico's industrial capital and third city (pop. 250,000), are like few other Mexicans. They are grave, busy, in a hurry. They wear felt hats instead of sombreros, and take short siestas. An ordinary Mexican, if he wins in a lottery, buys a car and goes on a spree. The man from Monterrey starts a new business. Throughout Mexico, the sign for stinginess, hitting the elbow of one arm with the fist of the other, is used almost automatically in referring to Monterrey...
...between he will make short concert trips and recordings for RCA Victor, which last month released his first record: Oft in the Stilly Night and Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms. As for opera, Christy Lynch says: "Oh yes, one day I hope to do it. One fine day. But that must wait several years...
...about seven shares of Convair for six of Lockheed. On its part, AVCO is expected to trade its Convair stock (26%) for Convair's non-aviation interests, including ACF-Brill Motors Co. and its subsidiary, Hall-Scott Motors, and Consolidated's general manufacturing plant at Nashville. In short, Convair's stockholders would get a piece of Lockheed, and AVCO would get out of the planemaking business entirely. It had plenty of other irons in plenty of other fires...