Word: transmitting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...year-old Walter Lippmann-author of 19 books, New York Herald Tribune columnist since 1931-sat down to put together his thesis, which he called The Cold War. Two secretaries hovered beside him. Western Union stood by to pick up his copy daily at 1 o'clock and transmit it to New York, while Mr. Lippmann, in red silk Chinese trousers and a grey-&-black silk shirt, sat at his antique desk and wrote. By this week, enough of his columns had appeared to indicate the trend of his thoughts...
King: "I have not called you to ask your advice or for your opinion. The purpose for which I have called you is for you to transmit this telegram concerning the cessation of hostilities to the United Nations...
...television set would only have to call "Phone Vision" on his telephone, tell the operator what show he wanted to see; the price of admission would be added to his phone or electric light bill. A small, inexpensive (about $5) telephone attachment* would transmit the missing key frequencies to his set. Another show could not be tuned in without another paid admission. The system, McDonald predicts, will be operating within a year-barring, of course, legal objections by the Federal Communications Commission, which has not yet considered the matter...
...main tragedy-namely, that Greece was never liberated from fear-has been given its proper perspective, though I shall venture to add that emphasis was lacking to transmit that idea vividly enough to people who do not know the perpetual terror of inescapable fear...
...gratified that the Harvard Food Relief Committee has chosen to transmit Harvard's contribution through World Student Service Fund. We command you for the generous goal of $25,000 that you have established. The needs of 400,000 university students in war-devastated areas amply justify your efforts...