Word: united
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...recall his funeral only from having done the squadron commander's work while Major Baker was attending the full military funeral we gave von Richthofen. His body was put in a casket on a gun carriage and taken to a cemetery. Most of the air force unit sent wreaths, and he was buried in proper Christian fashion...
French and individual tribes, each a unit in itself. . . . Whenever a tribe surrendered to the French, the procedure was as follows. ... At first a few old 'prehistoric' rifles would be laid at the feet of the French and a sickly bull brought up for a peace offering. The French commanders would wave them away. Then more and newer rifles would be brought and a better bull prepared as an offering. The French still waved them away. At last many modern rifles would be piled at the feet of the French commanders and a fine bull would...
...unit it is altogether merry and kind and mildly sophisticated, with a great joy in being Yale men and a profound contempt for any comic or unworthy trading on the name it bears...
...awakened and told that Le Cartel had reunited itself and now thought that it knew what it wanted as a unit. Apparently M. Herriot had worked fast and got the Socialists back into line. It remained to be seen at what cost. Unfortunately it shortly became apparent that the cost meant inserting the "capital levy" in the bill under the guise of a "mortgage-secured tax." For 24 consecutive hours M. Painlevé occupied himself with redrafting his measure, largely to suit M. Blum. Said the harassed Premier, "I yield. But only to Le Cartel...
...established the existing high record of sales at 89,000 cars and trucks. These sales are mostly made to dealers, who are stocking up for the winter and spring demand as well as filling current orders. October earnings rose in proportion. At an average of $130 profit per unit, the month's business must have meant something like a $12,500,000 profit to General Motors...