Word: andersons
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Last month Parliament and the press finally became aware that a lot of aliens locked up during the Fifth Column scare since last May were not only friendly but valuable to national defense. Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security Sir John Anderson promised to release about 10,000 internees. Last week, however, they were still in jail and the clamor continued. London Daily Herald Columnist Hannen Swaffer exposed the treatment of 600 alien "suspects" at Pentonville Prison. He charged that the prisoners-"no longer names but numbers"-were locked in cells all day long with only an hour...
Magna Charta was a document wistfully referred to in Britain last week. One by one cherished civil liberties were falling by the wayside. Last week Minister of Home Security Sir John Anderson introduced into the House of Commons a bill which proposed putting an end to the most sacrosanct right of all -trial by jury. The bill provided for special, emergency war-zone courts which could pass any sentence, including death. Sir John Anderson's Emergency Powers Act was already excuse for the Silent-Column arrests and trials. Wrote the News Chronicle: "Begging your pardon, Sir John, we would...
Rebecca (Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, C. Aubrey Smith; TIME, April...
Rebecca (Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, C. Aubrey Smith; TIME, April...
...very brightly and has a terrible odor." Runner-up in popularity to Gerard on the two programs so far is 13-year-old Van Dyke Tiers. Pacing right along, last week Van Dyke showed his speed by fully explaining PK4 (a chess term). Thirteen-year-old Mary Ann Anderson, a high scorer on the first program, placed fourth on the second quiz. Mary Ann was asked to identify the term FM (frequency modulation), quipped: "Let's send that to Mr. Kieran...