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...unless there is a change of tone in the great conversation between the American people and their leaders, a conversation overheard (as George Washington knew it would be) by all the world. Willingly, the people have done all that was asked of them by the leaders. Ably, Dwight Eisenhower and his Secretary of State have applied American principles to scores of crises around the globe. But each crisis has been met within the limits of its own circumstances. The leaders have not ade quately connected the crises one to another with the sweep of America's suspenseful destiny...
...Rank; Continental). One night in Shanghai after the war, Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard of the Royal New Zealand Air Force overheard a conversation at a party. "Wasn't this party to welcome Air Marshal Goddard?" a voice behind him asked. "It certainly was," said another. "Why?" The first voice replied: "He's dead! Died last night in a crash." The air marshal turned. There was apology and explanation-"I had a dream last night. It seemed so true." The dream was described; the air marshal laughed and thought no more about it, until-At this point...
...coffee shop for dinner. Jack Graham was quite fidgety -he had been feeling queasy all day -and in the midst of the meal he. became nauseated. After a trip to the men's room, he felt a lot better. Later, as they were leaving the restaurant, the Grahams overheard someone saying that a plane had crashed. Unable to get any detailed information at the airport, they drove home. The radio confirmed their apprehensions: Flight 629 had crashed 32 miles north of Denver. Mrs. King and all 43 others aboard the DC-6B were dead. "We finally heard his mother...
These personal files included reports of tapped phone calls, overheard private conversations, meetings the individual attended, and friends he had. The agency which collected this enormous amount of information was called the "Servicio de Enlance y Coodinacion" and was a direct affiliate of the Ministry of Education, Einaudi said...
...heard and how it was with his eliminative processes. A British reporter was horrified at the intimacy. After listening to Dr. Paul Dudley White's candid exegesis of a medical bulletin, the Briton exclaimed: "Imagine the BBC reporting that about the Queen!" Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty overheard him, replied: "Every American family has had a heart attack in it. People are deeply interested in the President's recovery. This is very important...