Word: wishfulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wish ... is that when normal conditions of tranquillity have been restored . . . the Greek people shall make, in perfect freedom, their own decision as to the form of government under which they desire to live. Pending such a decision, we naturally preserve our relations with the Greek Royal House and the existing constitutional Government...
...hands were stained black. He leaned forward slightly, favoring his left ear, talking fast. "Got my hands like this hulling pecans yesterday. Today I've been in the cornfield since early morning-I took the 'down row'-had to bend down, following the wagon. I wish we had time to strike a blow for Liberty, Harry...
General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Christmas wish was reported over the radio, and granted just before the U.S. mailing deadline. The wish: a 2-lb. package of hominy grits...
Navy Lieut. Robert Frost ("from Auburn, Maine; I wish to God I was back there") told a reporter: "We were going crazy with babies at first. There were a lot of orphans, and nobody had thought of baby bottles and nipples for them. We used rubber gloves, medicine droppers -anything to get milk into them. They rushed us out some baby bottles from the States and we are in pretty good shape now." Diapers were included in the Navy's last shipment to Saipan...
...address a Word of farewell to his men. Said he: "Dear German soldiers, I am speaking to you at a painful moment. ... I saw that further fighting was useless. ... At this time I have to remind you that you are still German soldiers. Please behave as such. I also wish you the best of health in your future travels and fast return to the Fatherland after hostilities have ended...