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Word: visitant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Washington chuckled over a story of one of Harry Truman's nights out-a stag poker party at the Wardman Park Hotel apartment of his chubby, story-telling Adviser George Allen. Somehow the secret of the visit slipped. By the time the President arrived, every man, woman and child in the hotel had been well alerted. A small army of Secret Service men added to the confusion. Said one observer: "A midafternoon parade down Pennsylvania Avenue could have been kept just as quiet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Stress & Strain | 2/4/1946 | See Source »

Prince George, 76, magnincently-mustached uncle of George II of Greece and oldest member of the royal household, wound up a social week in Manhattan, pushed on to Florida. The well-heeled Prince and his Princess achieved the second breath-taking triumph of their U.S. visit. First triumph: rooms (they bagged four at the Plaza).Second triumph: train reservations. Said the Prince when he heard reservations were hard to get: "Charter a train for us!" In fact he settled for space aboard two different public trains on two different roads. Southward bound: Prince, Princess, daughter, two grandchildren, a governess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Feb. 4, 1946 | 2/4/1946 | See Source »

Across Quincy Street is the Union, which now houses the graduate dining hall, as well as the offices of the Harvard Athletic Association, where tickets for football games and other contests are obtained. English A students will have many occasions to visit Warren House to the rear of the Union. Northward on Quincy Street is the Fogg Art Museum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOW TO SOLVE HARVARD'S BAFFLING LAYOUT | 2/1/1946 | See Source »

Alexei's other activities in behalf of Holy Communist Russia include close contacts through the Middle East. Last summer he made a state visit to his fellow Patriarchs of Alexandria, Jerusalem and Antioch. Thus Stalin, who is already playing footie with the Muslems of the Middle East, has also got a means of influencing the Levantine Orthodox Christians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLICIES & PRINCIPLES: Unholy Alliance | 1/28/1946 | See Source »

...Virginia-born Viscountess, 25 years an M.P., was home for a two-months' visit. The passage had been rough, the ship six days late, and for ten days, said Lady Astor, she "read the Bible steadily . . . gives you the proper perspective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Jan. 28, 1946 | 1/28/1946 | See Source »

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