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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was no lack of lifted voices and sounding trumpets on this heroic dispute. The gallant heir of the traditions of the Lone Star State, Senator Tom Connally, plumping for Foreign Relations, denied vehemently and at length that his choice was motivated by pride, of which nobody accused him, made it clear at the conclusion of his talk that nobody could accuse him of wanting to aid Finland either. Senator George of Georgia talked just as long in the same cause, proclaiming his inability to tell the difference between sending money to Finland and sending a battleship. Vainly Administration Leader...
...many swamplands to cross.) There are now 18 Rumanian divisions massed around Cernauti as against four in Bessarabia, which Rumania might even yield under stress, taking her stand along the River Prut. But meantime Rumania is frantically strengthening her positions from the Black Sea, along the entire length of the Russian border, and back along the entire length of the Hungarian border-honor among Balkan nations cannot be trusted...
...minutes 16.8 seconds, erasing the old mark of 2 minutes 21 seconds established by Gordon Connolly of the Boston Swimming Association in 1934. Boston worth took the lead from the starting line and held it until Cutler overtook him on the gun lap, winning by a body length...
...Finnish scouts picked up a length of telephone wire, reeled it in, found two Russians trying to wind it in the other direction, captured the Russians, made them carry the wire back to the Finnish lines...
...understanding that Christmas Trees are almost invariably either spruce or fir. Pine trees, having needles from two to five inches in length and hanging in bunches, present a rather straggly appearance and are rarely used for the purpose mentioned. Possibly the President cultivates an unusual species of pine...