Word: young
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reclining. Wrote Pearson in his column: "When I was young I had a prof [whose] philosophy was: 'If someone hands you a lemon, make lemonade.' The lemon Truman handed me I have squeezed so S.O.B. will stand for 'Servants of Brotherhood.' I am getting up an engraved 'Servants of Brotherhood' membership certificate, and maybe others will join me in enlisting folks who have sacrificed for their fellowmen...
...Side put on their derbies last week and paid angry calls on Tammany Chieftain Hugo Rogers. Sol Bloom's district was good Democratic territory, and they had several deserving Tammany candidates for old Sol's job. They had had the place to themselves until a good-looking young lawyer from Long Island announced for the seat. His name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
...meeting, which was called by the Harvard chapter of the National Lawyer's Guild, was held at the Parker House. Such organizations as the Graduate Council, the Young Progressives, and the Christian Fellowship were among the groups attending...
...most entertaining item in Signature is a story called "A Pinch in Time." An American riding in a Swiss railway carriage engages in conversation with the young lady seated opposite him. He hopes the stale cigar smoke left in the compartment by a previous passenger will not offend her. She mentions her disgust for men who try to pick her up; the American says nothing, but lights a discarded cigar butt and puffs furiously in her face. That's all there is to it; neat, and very effective...
Those who pass the examinations receive specialized training and then are assigned to any sort of post at the discretion of State Department officials. If a young foreign service man is not promoted within a period of eight years, he is removed from the service...