Word: toughs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Gourmet. In Los Angeles, the burglar who broke into Charles P. Durfey's cafe and whipped up a meal for himself left a note: "The steak was tough...
With Norway's rejection, the plan collapsed. The three Nordic powers parted in their usual good spirits, agreeing to disagree, and still bound by old and tough ties. Lange's persistent refusal, after months of parleying, had won the admiration of his fellow Scandinavians. "This man has more stamina than a buffalo," sighed a Swede...
...Mindszenty's opposition to the Nazis made him a national figure. He had taken the uphill way again. He preached against the Nazis' "new paganism." When the Nazis occupied Hungary, many Hungarians of German descent dropped their Magyarized names and started using their old German ones again. Tough Father Joseph Pehm did the contrary. He dropped his German name and took a Hungarian one, derived from his native village-Mindszenty...
They came to call him the "Pope of Zalaegerszeg." When Finance Minister Janos Bud started slashing state expenditures for religious and social work, he remarked that Zala county had better be left alone: "That priest is a tough fellow to get into trouble with...
Vincent R. Bertocci, Cammarata's lawyer, admitted yesterday that the Valeteria "is in pretty tough shape. The only assets they have are some unpaid bills," he said. "They're only one step away from bankruptcy," he added...