Word: sing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...representatives of the foreign world-the new President, Harry Truman, the cabinet, Britain's Anthony Eden, Russia's Andrei Gromyko, King Ibn Saud's son Emir Faisal, stately in an Arab burnoose. The pianist struck a chord, the mourners stood to sing the hymn, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save...
William Ralph Inge (rhymes with sing), 84, retired "Gloomy Dean" of London's St. Paul's Cathedral, who once charged that Martin Luther (rather than Hitler) was the "evil genius" of Germany, let fly another rouser: "The truth is that it is difficult not to like the Germans when one meets them in private life. . . . I do not think that the mass of German people wanted this war. ... I cannot help hoping that if we have to occupy part of Germany we shall let our unwilling hosts see the best side...
...does not profit much to sing this tune...
...Nick Comfort, Dean of Oklahoma School of Religion: "Many [religious leaders] are waiting for Jesus to come and put an end to the whole damned mess. When that happens they expect to be on the job to sing the doxology...
Note to all midshipmen: Don't worry, boys--if you don't make the lower quartile this term, it's very easy to accomplish it during your junior semester! Tomorrow marks the 70th day before our next leave. That makes Thursday kind of a big holiday. Now we can sing truthfully...