Word: silver
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Spirit of Silver Creek...
...thousand enraged subjects of Trans-jordan's wily little King Abdullah stormed up to his palace at Amman screaming "Fight to the death!" "Down with the British!" "Down with Truman!" Abdullah came out of the palace alone, faced the mob unarmed, except for a silver-handled dagger. He asked a wide-eyed question: "Why do you disturb the rest of a devout Moslem in the heat of the day during Ramadan?" Then he hurled a taunt: "Why are you not enrolled in the ranks of the army instead of a mob? Transjordan is my heart, and my mission...
...lines of pillboxes around Changchun. At the outermost, Nationalist soldiers subject every departing refugee to rigid inspection. The authorities are glad to see civilians leave, since there will be fewer to feed, but no one may take anything metallic such as pots or pans (scrap for bullets), gold or silver (representing forbidden speculation or flight of currency) or salt (vital commodity...
Medal of Freedom. The Americans reopened the leprosariums, but there was not enough money for maintenance or even treatment. Grateful G.I.s sent Joey clothes, medical supplies and money. The War Department awarded her the Medal of Freedom with silver palm. But Joey was not getting any better. Two months ago, friends in the U.S. persuaded Attorney General Tom Clark to waive immigration restrictions and permit her to enter the leprosarium at Carville...
...Twenty miles from Sun Valley. There are more than a dozen other Silver Creeks in Idaho, and more than two score Deer Creeks...