Word: uniform
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Four Seconds. At that moment a man in uniform broke from the crowd. Before anyone had time to stop him, the man ran to within a few feet of the official group. He fumbled wildly in his pockets; no one guessed that he was pulling the pin of a hand grenade. Exactly four seconds later, above the sound of the bugles, there was an explosion. Five men fell to the ground: General Chanson and Governor Thanh, mortally wounded, died within the hour. Two other French officers were seriously hurt. The fifth man, his abdomen ripped open, one hand...
...Soviet soldier cuts an ominous figure in his red-starred uniform and high black boots. Often columns of them, with the iron tops of their boots clicking rhythmically against the sidewalk, pass by. They keep their gaze straight ahead, and their faces deadpanned. Occasionally, some 19 year-old in the platoon sneaks a glance at the customers in a sidewalk cafe to catch their reaction. Most of the patrons feign unconcern...
...broiling (temperature: 94°) Washington afternoon for the funeral of his chief of naval operations, Forrest Sherman. Though other civilians sat with their heads bared, the President at first kept his hat on. So did Old Soldier George Marshall, sitting nearby-perhaps unconsciously following the custom of men in uniform. After ten minutes, the President suddenly removed his hat and so did Secretary Marshall. Later, Harry Truman confided to some of the honorary pallbearers that he would like to go as Sherman had gone-presumably the President meant suddenly, on the job, and at the summit of his career...
Ministers in morning coat or resplendent uniform were ranged along one side of the crowded chamber in Brussels' Parliament (designed for only 200 deputies, it was crammed with 1,000 guests). At the ministers' left sat the diplomatic corps, to the right were Belgium's top justices, grave in fur-trimmed gowns. Next to them were Senators and Representatives. Under a huge red velvet canopy stood the throne of Belgium, a formidable chair-newly gilded and fitted with red upholstery-which had been lugged down from the Parliament building's attic...
...Baudouin to take his elbows off the table. One of the rare visitors to Laeken described a day last December when Baudouin arrived late for a luncheon which his frowning father had already held up for 15 minutes. The prince rushed into the room in his general's uniform and drew himself stiffly to attention. "Dear Papa, dear maman" he burst out, "I'm terribly sorry. I couldn't help it. I had to stop to receive Acheson, Bevin and Schuman." The King nodded gravely, excused the boy and waved him to his seat...