Word: wordings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...TIME, Jan. 5] . . . I have been delegated . . . to express admiration for the writer who understands the security of pants (Hosenselbständigkeit) and who deals with the subject with such deftness; but, on a vote taken, there was a protest against the writer's translation of the crisp word. We believe that it is better rendered as Confidence-in-your-pants-remaining-in-position -without -further-worry. A minority would substitute "panties" for "pants...
...Administration . . . is now in question. . . . Only the immediate submission to the Congress of a proposal for the protection of the vital interest of the American people in Chinese independence can create confidence . . . and give us an adequate opportunity to carefully consider an aid program. I should appreciate early word from...
...Last Word. Senator Ferguson asked Stassen if he wanted to reply. Stassen did. Leaping to his feet, he cried: "In his protestations of innocence, Pauley has confessed his guilt...
...CRIMSON man I am sure that I will be pardoned a personal word--and I am sure, also, that I voice the sentiments of all that company of happy mean when I say that none of them would exchange his CRIMSON training for any other experience or association in college days...
While I was in college I was torn two ways about my work on the CRIMSON. While I was utterly absorbed in it I still felt that it took time which might have gone into more academic work. Nevertheless, the CRIMSON experience was educational in every sense of the word, including the vocational. My work on the CRIMSON led me directly into newspaper work and after the usual five year interruption I became a publisher of a medium size newspaper which I started along with some other people. Probably I would not have had the conceit to take this step...