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Died. Yukio Ozaki, 95, donor of Washington's famed cherry trees; of an intestinal ailment; near Yokohama. A longtime (1890-1953) member of the Japanese Diet (which called him the "father of Parliaments") and mayor (1903-12) of Tokyo, Internationalist Ozaki sent a thank-you gift of 2,000 trees in 1909 in gratitude for U.S. mediation efforts in the Russo-Japanese War. When an insect-conscious U.S. Agriculture Department burned them, he patiently sent another 3,000 bug-free trees, which still bloom yearly in the capital. A fragile man with a sensitive face, Ozaki was popular enough...
After the first few concerts and much publicity, the bells became something of a joke to the students. One Lowell House prankster sent a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt informing him that the Russian bells would be christened "The Roosevelt Bells." Shortly after, Master Coolidge received a gracious thank-you note and was forced to rectify the error. The President, in a return letter, said: "I am not in the least perturbed about the name of the bells because, strictly between ourselves, I should much prefer to have a puppy-dog or a baby named after me than...
Nixon's simple way to express friendship: shaking hands with close to 100,000 amazed Asians. Aloft between countries, while Pat wrote thank-you notes to the last stop, the Vice President prepared for the next stop with intensive briefings by embassy officials. Since Nixon's return, and partly as a result of his findings, certain viewpoints are gaining headway in Washington. Among them...
...After he won the case, Vigil wrote thank-you notes to both the FBI and Justice's criminal division...
...polite but hearty thank-you from this citizen of Massachusetts whose Governor Herter you honored . . . Herter is giving this state new hope . . . and richly deserves your kind words...