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In a grey, blitz-battered part of London, between the Thames and St. Paul's Cathedral, is a rubble-littered hole where a 14-story office building will soon rise. Since that part of London stands on many layers of history, Archaeologist William Grimes of the London Museum got...
But for all its attendant discomfort and difficulty, the rain (which was torrential and damaging only in scattered areas) brought jubilation to the dust bowl. "It was a joy just to lie in bed listening [to it]," wrote Frank Grimes, the aged editor of the Abilene (Texas) Reporter News. "If...
...American authorities in Berlin sent an officer of the U.S. Military Mission in the Soviet zone to the Schroeder house to check on the long-overdue Grimeses. "That," said Grimes, "just about cooked our goose. WTe knew it was time to leave...
...Grimeses waged a slow campaign of love to win the two children. Schroeder fought back bitterly but silently; he was afraid to report the couple to the police because he had vouched for them. The ten days stretched into months, the visas expired, but the Grimeses stayed on and fought. "We had brought American film magazines along with us to show the children," said Grimes. "Monica became a fan of Gregory Peck and Tony Curtis. We told her she could see their films in America and that just about won the battle...
The girls were at last won over, although Monica was still slightly reluctant. .She and Evelyn wrote a note to their grandfather. "We got on a train," said Grimes, "but didn't dare sit with the children. We scattered around so we would not attract attention." The train took...