Word: explainer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said the Attorney General, in his best Philadelphia Main Line accent: "When Mr. Avery came in this morning I asked him if he would cooperate and turn over books to our bookkeepers. He refused to do this. ... I asked him to call a staff meeting and explain what our purpose was. Mr. Avery said he would not cooperate in any way. We told Mr. Avery he would have to leave. Mr. Avery refused...
...Admiral Explains. As the outlook brightened, Admiral the Lord Louis Mountbatten finally acknowledged the public dissatisfaction, confusion and concern, took unusual steps to explain. When specific questions were submitted by the A.P., American and British leaders in Ceylon headquarters conferred two days. Then Mountbatten answered the questions and added a statement...
Apostle or Traitor? The press made a great mystery of Father Orlemanski's trip, wasted reams on speculation about how he got to Moscow and why he was there. He himself supplied one answer: he expected to hurry back to the U.S., explain Russia's side in the Polish controversy to violently anti-Russian U.S. Poles. From Moscow, New York Timesman Ralph Parker noted that the Russians would find a Catholic priest's help handy in placating Poland's intensely religious Catholics. In Washington, the State Department curtly explained the passport: it was issued...
Citizens of Cambridge have had an opportunity to observe their city government in action this past week, as the Cambridge "Civic Week" draws to a close. During the week all municipal buildings were open to the public, with guides stationed in each building to explain to interested visitors the various activities of municipal government...
...wish there were words adequate enough to explain the bitterness, the scorn, the unrest and the lack of faith most of us have for so many things at home...