Word: symbolization
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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That great symbol of American speed, the crack passenger train, will soon be slowed for the duration. Last week Eastern railroad executives began working out slower passenger and freight schedules that will: 1) save wear & tear; 2) enable heavier loadings; 3) allow for interruptions due to heavy war traffic. But most passengers will find the difference academic, for few high-speed trains have been able to live up to their timetables since the congestion began. Said one railway officer: "In some cases it will merely mean that the trains will now be on time...
...spirit. Hitler has tried to kill this spirit and substitute for it some ersatz thing, something which is really its negation. He has trampled underfoot the great faith which has nourished the West. He has trampled on the Cross and substituted for it a crooked cross-a fit symbol for the new devil worship which he has tried to impose on his country and the world...
...Flying Symbol...
Several squadrons recruited from our friends to the south would be a rallying point for our neighbors, and a grand symbol of unity...
...strategic reasons. Sixty miles from Sicily, the island is a constant menace to Axis supply routes in the Mediterranean. She is a base for British submarines. She is a potential base for an attack on southern Europe. And deeper than practical reasons, she has become Britain's symbol of resistance, as Stalingrad and Bataan became symbols of valor to Britain's allies...