Word: tireder
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The judge, not U.S. Attorney John F. X. McGohey, had become their main adversary. Sometimes sallies flew so fast between judge and lawyers that the jurors swiveled their heads like a gallery at a tennis match. After only two weeks of such exchanges, the jury began to fidget wearily-but...
When he picked on the Pacific School of Religion, Parry knew he was down to the bush leagues, and not long for them. Places like Pacific are quiet, but the haul is not likely to be big (the Pacific safe had $105 in it). He picked the spot because he...
The Communists were not the only ones who could wage successful rebellion in Asia. Last week Karen tribesmen, mostly Baptist, held much of Burma's richest land. They had taken Mandalay, and were in control of the Irrawaddy valley; their guns ringed the capital, Rangoon. Two months ago whole...
In a stuffy annex of the State Department last week, tired delegates of 42 nations pushed back their yellow leather chairs, faced each other around a horseshoe-shaped conference table, and cheered. After eight perspiring weeks of negotiations, they had reached a world agreement to "stabilize" the price and export...
"I have altered my Will ... I shall probably write another one. It is good fun having a lot of money to throw about, the only fun . . . The only moments of happiness I have ever known have been in dream and it was horrible to wake . . . I tell you I'...