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Word: desiree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Good-natured, ineffectual Harry Woodring, an Oxford Grouper and an isolationist, seemed unable to grasp the imminence of war, proved to be an ineffective Secretary. Harry Woodring's inaction and Louis Johnson's burning desire for the job precipitated a three-year running feud between the two top...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: Paid in Full | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

Sunset on the Bachelor's Flat. In an official directive, Hungary's Communist Council of Arts sternly observed that Hungarian popular music has become "decadent," lacking in the "dynamic rhythm of the new democracy." They express a maudlin desire to return to the "good old days." As an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ESTHETICS: Between Tears & Laughter | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

The Council reaffirmed its desire for a food survey last week after the results of a college-wide poll had shown a four to one majority in favor of a survey.

Author: By Fred B. Little, | Title: Reynolds Vetoes Survey Of College Dining Halls | 3/12/1949 | See Source »

When the Council discussed a food survey with Dean Bender in December, he said that the University "might order a study" if the Council poll presented solid basis for the feeling that something was wrong. Reynolds, it was learned, told the Council on Wednesday that he did not believe that...

Author: By Fred B. Little, | Title: Reynolds Vetoes Survey Of College Dining Halls | 3/12/1949 | See Source »

The present problem of unifying the services dates from the National Security Act of 1947 which set them up "... under civilian control ... not for merger, but for integration into an efficient team." The act was a compromise affair, reflecting the Navy's old fear of having the other services gang...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Small War in Washington | 3/3/1949 | See Source »

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