Word: stops
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...super-ornate "Imperial Suite," in which lived for 30 years Eugenie, last Empress of the French -and after Eugenie, none except royal or titled guests until an exception was made for Admiral Byrd-but M. Frossard insisted he had not moved into Eugenie's rooms "because memories would stop me from sleeping." The onetime Communist last week not only undid a good deal of the Ministry's red tape, but relaxed French press censorship...
...Balkan status quo to be preserved unless the Allies open a campaign in which case Germany and Russia would try to stop the Allies by invading Rumania, eventually partitioning that country with Hungary and Bulgaria. Italy to be permitted to move into Yugoslavia to guarantee a 100% Italian Adriatic...
...lanes. British warships had entered Norwegian water to sink German ships. One of them fired a shot across a German's bow and the shell landed ashore, albeit unexploded, near the Varhaug railway station on Norway's southwestern tip. Norwegians muttered that if British intrusions did not stop, Norway might stop leasing much-needed tankers and freighters to Great Britain...
...along with hands held low like a cross-country runner-chesty, short-legged Greg Rice showing that he had as much sisu (fighting spirit) as any Finn. Mincing along in his pony gait, he stuck to Maki's heels, moving forward when Maki (coached by Tutor Nurmi, standing stop watch in hand in the infield) moved forward. For 31 laps the Notre Damer and the Finn were so close together that the Miraculous Medal on Rice's chest practically beat a tattoo on Maki's back...
...trial opened with a lively debate between opposing counsel over whether privacy was a 1) civil, 2) political or 3) property right. Judge Roy V. Rhodes quickly put a stop to this argument, got down to bare facts. Miss Lawrence, wearing a tight-fitting red sweater and black & white checked skirt, was called to the stand. Good & loud, she told her story...