Word: pow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jerusalem reporter Marlin Levin contacted dozens of sources before he was finally steered to Rafael Loc, 79, a Tel Aviv lawyer who emigrated to Israel from Poland in 1956. Loc had not only been a lieutenant on the front lines but had also survived five years in a German POW camp. "As his wife served homemade Polish cake, Loc spent two hours telling me about his adventures," says Levin. "The fact that he lived through the war when nearly every Polish Jew had been killed is remarkable...
They began to hold pow-wows and take on many other Native American customs, she said. "They created a culture...
...Primarily from my family. Former POW ((Admiral)) Jim Stockdale is a classmate and great friend. He said that when he was in prison camp in Viet Nam, one great source of strength was the Book of Job. Relating to Job, he could accept that life isn't fair. Many others couldn't and became bitter. There are things you can't do anything about when you're taking a buffeting. Something of this is applicable to being Chairman. You can't take the good part and ignore the rest. I find Job's experience useful in surviving in Washington. Harry...
David recalls what happened next: "Then this big buck come up there, and Dad goes, 'David, there's a buck!' And he just threw his gun up there and he went ka-pow! He got him. He's layin' there kickin', and Dad goes, 'Shoot there!' And I put a bullet in the gun and I go boom! And the bullet hits the dirt. I go, 'I think I missed it.' I put another one in there and I aim again. Ka-pow! I say, 'Dad, I think I missed again.' We went down there, and it stopped kickin...
...Forget Pow ! and Blam ! Comic books have grown up and become serious graphic novels. -- I. F. Stone covers the trial of Socrates...