Word: upping
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last month the Czech Communist government brought obviously phony charges of espionage against a Czech-born U.S. citizen named Samuel Meryn, a clerk at the American embassy in Prague. In a formal note of protest the U.S. State Department vainly demanded his release. Last week blunt, able Ellis Briggs, new...
The coup had been carefully planned. Two months ago, the Communists had sent two ex-Nationalist transport officials, who now served the Reds, to Hong Kong, where the airlines had their head offices. The emissaries managed to persuade most of the airlines' Chinese personnel, who were tired of continued...
Polish papers had not very much to say, except to welcome Poland's new military boss obsequiously. The Red propaganda mill promptly ground out some fetching facts to fit Poland's new made-in-Russia national hero. "We receive the news of his appointment with great emotion, that...
By last week, Lange's shop was 70% rebuilt, and he had finally been able to fill the last of his back orders. To Barber Charles Liddy of Castleblayney, Ireland, who had sent in a paid-up order in 1939, Lange shipped six new Solingen razors. Included in the...
"Complete calm prevails throughout the country." Rural shooting stopped. Business perked up as merchants saw a chance to get the coffee crop to market after all. Many bogotanos went down the mountainsides to resort hotels for a holiday weekend.