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...etniks, and they were far more active in launching guerrilla attacks against German divisions (up to 26 at one point) tied down in occupying Yugoslavia. As the Nazi troops retreated northward in 1944, Tito moved to consolidate his power. In the process, he violated an apparent promise to Winston Churchill. (Tito had told Britain's Prime Minister in 1944, "That is our basic principle: democracy and freedom of the individual.") Tito ruthlessly intimidated, imprisoned and even murdered his opponents; when general elections were held in 1945, the people had only one choice: to accept or reject the Communist slate...
...Princess Grace of Monaco. Also present were Cinema Bluebloods Gregory Peck and Cary Grant, who joined 1,600 others in Los Angeles to honor Sinatra as Variety Clubs International Humanitarian of the Year. Past winners-talk about high society-have included Albert Schweitzer, George Washington Carver, Jonas Salk and Winston Churchill. Accepting the award from his onetime costar, Sinatra was far from humble. "To Princess Grace and her royal crown," he joked, whisky in hand, "and to my Crown Royal...
FATAL FLOWERS by Rosemary Daniell Holt, Rinehart & Winston 293 pages...
...Winston Churchill once observed that "jaw-jaw is better than...
...Jersey of suburban houses ideally suited for commercial filming. The Garden State also boasts wide-open spaces, including a rodeo grounds much used by Madison Avenue. The Jersey-born owner incongruously sports a Rocky Mountain accent and wears jeans, boots, a Western hat and a shiny red windbreaker advertising Winston cigarettes...