Word: strung
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...river under constant fire. For Russia the Volga's usefulness night be ended temporarily. That was a German objective. But to win the 1942 offensive the Germans must take Stalingrad to have & to hold. In Russian hands he city is an ever-present menace to German lines strung through Rostov down into the Caucasus. Unless the Germans an consolidate their hold on the Volga nd clean out Stalingrad before November rains herald winter, Stalingrad will be Russia's victory...
That evening, after a festive duck dinner, Willkie drove through rainy streets strung with orange & red Chinese lanterns to the railway station. There one of the luxury trains of pre-war North China, shunted four years ago to this tiny railway, had been polished, clean-sheeted and made ready for the party. The train chugged as far toward the front as was safe. At midnight it stopped on a siding...
...manages to escape capture, and in their journey back to the Dutch coast stage what amounts to a five-man invasion, opening up a second front all their own. If the picture has one weakness it is lack of plot; it is merely a series of highly exciting incidents strung together by the basic theme--the struggle to get out of Germany. There is a girl, but no love interest, and aside from a few conflicting personalities within the group of fugitives there is no real attempt at character delineation. But all this is perfectly excusable, simply because the pace...
...Love You, I Love You, I Love You. In Camden, N.J., nervous Mrs. Nellie Worth sued for divorce, complained that her husband hid her clothes, hid her false teeth, put itching powder in her bed, and strung a rope across the stairway...
...Left canoes to continue on foot . . . decided to cut trail to try and locate plane. Bearings S. 72° E. . . . Put under observation by native Indians. They actually believe we are crazy for doing this. . . . Jungle night studded with an incredible concentration of stars per square lightyear. A hammock strung between two trees at the edge of the clearing. The hut is quiet. Voices recede and stop. The jungle night takes over . . . a big cat prowls around looking for something to kill. . . . Presently she materializes out of the night. Instead of reaching for the coffee cup she presents...