Word: token
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...refugees came to the U.S. and to Oswego, N.Y., in August 1944. President Roosevelt invited them; Oswego did not. What he intended was that the New World, giving them a haven, should bear its token share of the Old World's refugee burden. As their part of the bargain, Oswego's guests had agreed before sailing (from Italy) to go back...
...Tokyo, and sent her planes to bomb tiny Marcus Island. Six weeks later he stood on the same carrier's flag bridge and watched Lieut. Colonel (now Lieut. General) Jimmy Doolittle's ill-fated B-25s fly off the Hornet to carry to Tokyo the first token...
Dunker Bushong made a suggestion: if UNRRA would provide shipping space for Dunker cows and bulls, the Brethren would rustle up seagoing hustlers to herd the UNRRAnimals. UNRRA was delighted and agreed to pay volunteers $75 monthly expenses, token salaries of i? daily...
OPAngler. In Miles City, Mont., des perate Fisherman Frank Spears finally put a red ration token on his hook, presently caught a sucker...
...sailed his light task force of cruisers and destroyers in for four days' naval bombardment. Foo-Foo really got rolling when U.S. Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal brought up his Seventh Fleet landing craft loaded with tough, felt-hatted veterans of the illustrious 9th Australian Division and a token Dutch force...