Word: waits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...having visited ravaged Europe, now saw the necessity of immediate action. One morning last week, the President met his Cabinet. He told them that there had to be a special session of Congress, that he had decided to call it for Nov. 17.* France and Italy could not wait until January...
Although his aid to education bill is already on the calendar for the '48 Congress, Taft guesses that other items in the Republican social legislation program will wait until the GOP gains control of the Executive Branch which he expects...
...Greater Happiness. Through that nerve-racking night, the Sky Queen was blown 60 miles, and there was little the Bibb could do but make a lee, keep her searchlights on the plunging plane and wait for the worst. There were still 24 men and one woman aboard the plane. But the flying boat's hull stayed intact. In the morning, with the wind abating, the last of the passengers and crew were safely taken off. The cutter riddled the Sky Queen with gunfire, stood by while she burned and sank, then turned home...
...between different economic systems is possible. If, however, they do not want to improve their relations with the Soviet Union, we shall have to do without them. We shall be able to carry on ... until they regain their reason and understand that cooperation between nations is necessary. . . . We can wait. We are a patient people...
Bach: Mass in B Minor (RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw conducting; Victor, 34 sides). For those who have waited patiently for Victor to replace its old, scratchy set of this momentous work, this one makes the wait worthwhile. Performance: excellent...