Word: telle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Paris one day last week, George Marshall and his U.N. delegates seemed all set to tell the Israelis to disgorge their recent military gains in the Palestine Negeb. The day after, however, U.N. watched in momentary amazement as the U.S. fell all over itself to send the whole touchy subject to a subcommittee. What was up? Said one delegate, when asked by reporters, "Address all your questions to the White House." President Harry Truman had made up his mind that nothing should be done to "embarrass" the Israelis...
...Joseph Stalin (with no elections to worry about at home) jumped into that deadlock with an accusation. He said that the Western powers had welshed on a deal between Argentina's Juan Bramuglia and Russia's Andrei Vishinsky. U.S. Delegate Philip Jessup had a fine chance to tell the world that Stalin was a liar-and prove it. Instead, Jessup, using the palest diplomatese, gibble-gabbled: "If Stalin's reference to an agreed solution which subsequently was repudiated refers to any resolution agreed to by the three Western powers and the six neutrals, no such agreement ever...
...Rockne's day. Rockne, like Leahy, had walloped the daylights out of the opposition. But somehow he also made them like it, or at least bear it. When once asked who he thought was the greatest football coach, Rockne winked and said: "Modesty forbids . . but I'll tell you who the two greatest coaches are and one of them is . . ." To win consistently and get away with it nowadays requires the talent of a diplomat as well as that of a coach. Leahy has one but not the other...
...rate, many of us will dance at the wake when our beloved bells tell their won death-knell. Mource Freedman...
...accepted, it will be easy to find cases where it may be applied. Surely such an action would memorialize these men with far greater relevance to their ideals and the present crisis than would an activities center. A small plaque could be set up in Memorial Church to tell what the money accomplished, and surely this would be a more living and generous reminder than any list of names. The need is greater, the inspiration is greater, and the effects must also be greater...