Word: targets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...looks younger than when he left the White House. He is red-faced, cherubic, and still wears the high collars, high shoes, the slightly pained and embarrassed smile that have always made him an easy target for cartoonists. His only political characteristic is that he smokes cigars. But he hates to be photographed doing it. He sometimes drinks a cocktail. Reporters who interview him now find that he has few doubts-of himself, of his ideas, of the U. S., of the prospect that the G. O. P. can defeat the New Deal in 1940. The apostle of confidence...
...Russians' overwhelming superiority was slowly being balanced. Italy sent 80 Savoia-Marchettis to Finland and Britain sent 30 Bristol Blenheims. If the sub-zero temperatures and the shortage of daylight did not cripple their effectiveness, the Finns had a good target in Russia's two main supply lines, the Leningrad-Murmansk Railway and the Baltic-White Sea Canal. Aggressive and continuous air attack on the rail line would leave Russia's raiding columns marooned in the wastes of north Finland. By week's end the Finns had taken to the air and were reported to have...
...sawed-off machine gun, reputedly capable of 250 rounds per minute. A Finnish soldier, speaking over the radio, said: "I don't believe the Russians are used to us seal shooters. Compared to a seal's head in the water, they [Russians] are almost too big a target. You hardly know where...
...airs and the city was thick with crossed French, Polish and British flags. In every shop window were placards reading ALL HONOR TO HEROIC AND MARTYRED POLAND. Citizens of Angers cordially cried "Vive Sikorski" although remarking privately that perhaps the presence of their Polish guests may make Angers a target for German bombs...
...torpedo which, if it misses the target ship on the first try, turns around and tries again...