Word: faithful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rather high, monotonous voice, Adenauer is not a popular leader, nor does he want to be. He never shouts, never tries for dramatic effects; in his political followers he inspires respect, but rarely deep personal devotion. Yet Konrad Adenauer brings to his task an unshakable confidence and a profound faith...
...reflection of their faith is warming Okinawa's people. On a hill above the southern Okinawa plain lie the ruins of Shuri castle; all that remains of the ancient home of Okinawa's rulers is an iron drinking fountain shaped like a dragon with gaping jaws out of which pours a clear stream of water into a quiet pool. Just above the old castle site stand five new, wooden, tile-roofed buildings. It is the new Ryukyus University, Okinawa's first, which the military government's Education & Information Office has finally managed to open...
...biggest ships. On the broad runways of Naha airport, rows of new F-80s and F-61s gleam in the sun, while some of the sleek jets whoosh overhead. In the makeshift hangars, mechanics work tirelessly to repair typhoon damages. American soldiers and airmen have begun to regain faith in themselves and in their mission...
Last week, in a Manhattan hospital, death came to Bishop Manning at 83. For his final sermon as Bishop of New York, he had chosen a text (I Corinthians, 16:13) that might well be his epitaph: "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong...
...strand (India harbors a gorgeous American girl who has got herself into hot water by marrying a Siamese prince). But the fruity, feathered hat of glamorous romance is not one that sits comfortably on the head of ex-Missionary Margaret Landon. Her virtues are the warmth of her religious faith and the frankness with which she discusses such delicate matters as jealousy and rivalry among missionaries. The general result is too honest and heartfelt to be scoffed at, but too artless to make a good novel...