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...familiar voice, Vaccaro rolled over, saw Harry Truman grinning from ear to ear. He stared at the awful needle, suddenly realized he was the victim of a practical joke. Then he sighed with relief and got off the quote of the week: "Mr. President, I do not usually greet Presidents of the United States from this position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: This Won't Hurt a Bit | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

...toil shall greet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Comrade Bach | 8/18/1947 | See Source »

...foreigners allowed inside the "forbidden city," where, by the somewhat purple account of his son, languished thousands of doe-eyed beauties of royal blood. Papa told Karl: "When I entered their quarters with my foot drill and instrument box . . . a whole flock of them immediately came running to greet me [with] a come-hither smile full of promise." Later, when the young dentist scaled the betel off the teeth of a native girl in Bangkok, he unwittingly started a fad for gleaming teeth. He was soon swamped with "shy little Siamese ladies" in search of the smile of beauty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wayward Papa | 7/7/1947 | See Source »

...editors will be on hand with 'beer and pretzels to greet all comers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crime Doors Open for Summer Busy, News Board Comps Tuesday | 6/19/1947 | See Source »

...Welcome Home!" roared half a million voices from the crowd clustered 40-deep along the Portsmouth waterfront. Naval batteries thundered salutes. Sirens howled. And from a forest of mastheads bobbing in the harbor royal ensigns dipped in respectful greeting. On the quarter-deck of the Vanguard the Royal Family stood once again, berry-brown and beaming at the end of their 14,000-mile, three-month trip. As the great, grey battleship that had carried them so far slid gracefully into her home berth once more, Princess Elizabeth was so excited that she broke into a dance step. "Oh," cried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Homecoming | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

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