Word: thanked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...major victory. In Czechoslovakia, he had openly seized what he had already possessed in fact. In China, his devoted apostles-Mao Tse-tung, leader of China's Communist Party, and Chu Teh, commander of China's Communist armies-were winning a victory for which they could thank the stupidities of their opponents as much as their own skill. History, which would be little concerned with the "whys," might still record the loss of China-if it was to be a loss-as 1948's major event and major catastrophe. Journalism could certainly record Mao Tse-tung...
...Stable. After the choir filed in, 28 strong, their director, the Rev. Clifford A. Underwood, said a prayer: "We thank thee, O God, for so many blessings. We thank thee for the fruits of our gardens. But we thank thee most for the gift of Bethlehem, the gift of thine only begotten Son." In thg brief silence which followed, the sound of a distant airplane came faintly to the church. Then the men, women and girls of the choir opened their books and began to sing...
When the music ended, after less than an hour, a woman stood in the congregation and said: "Thank you for bringing over your choir to us, Reverend Underwood. It was a real Christmas treat...
...chooses her roles with meticulous care (she has read and rejected over 100 stories this year). She has just finished The Heiress for Paramount. Her great ambition is to play Juliet on the stage (Max Reinhardt's suggestion for her). She is frankly delighted with The Snake Pit: "Thank God that...
...News Bulletin (circ. 150), added its small voice to the general debate. "Have you had your daily dose of catastrophes, crises and cynicism?" it asked, and went on for eight pages to tell such news as "50,000 Arabs Live Peacefully in Israel! . . . Better Drinking Water for Pennsylvania . . . Soviets Thank Quakers . . . FAO Hunger Fighters Take to the Offensive ... Wife Joins Husband in Jail...