Word: thurstons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...level off and that it would finally land, on higher ground than it had rested on before the war, but in a stable position nevertheless. But last week, despite all sorts of order-shouting and lever-jerking, prices were still going up like the balloon that carried Aeronaut Ira Thurston out over Lake Erie...
...average citizen could only hang on to the balloon as hard as he was able, try to enjoy the ride, and hope fervently for the best. But he was beginning to feel more & more like poor Mr. Thurston...
...little ceremony had lasted only a few moments. It had not been a part of the President's official schedule, and no crowds had gathered. The U.S. Ambassador, Walter Thurston, who had suggested it, had done everything possible to avoid ostentation. But within a few hours the simple act had made Harry Truman a hero...
...presidential plane rolled to a stop in the bright morning sunlight, the carefully rehearsed formalities began. President Truman hopped out brisk & cheerful, despite his early (2:59 a.m.) takeoff, to meet U.S. Ambassador Walter Thurston and his aides, drawn up on the cement apron. At the same moment Mexico's President Miguel Aleman started down a specially built staircase from the observation platform (which had been newly decorated with brown rugs, leather office furniture, gleaming brass spittoons). The 21-gun salute due a chief of state boomed out; the U.S. and Mexican anthems sounded...
...Thurston Merrell...