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Astronomers cannot say in advance just how bright a comet will be, because they do not know how much tail it will acquire when it approaches the sun-for the tail of a comet consists of very thin material driven away from the head by pressure of solar radiation. So...
No candidate for President ever took such a job afterwards. But Columnist Lawrence pointed out its advantage to Willkie and the party: 1) he would have a powerful voice in party leadership; 2) he could acquire closer familiarity with national affairs, bring efficiency and planning to the national headquarters; 3...
In a letter to Senator King (D., Utah), several Harvard Law School professors, among them Dean Landis, have requested that the U. S. acquire British Oriental possessions to strengthen the British position there, and to reduce Britain's war debt to this country.
Germans ordered French-speaking Lorrainers to choose between evacuating to unoccupied France or being sent to Poland, Germany's Siberia. Almost all of the 800,000 Frenchmen naturally chose France. The Germans, under Gauleiter Josef Burckel, gave them a few hours to pack a suitcase and acquire not more...
Meanwhile, the Crimson football squad drove hard all afternoon trying to acquire the final licks of polish necessary to make its offense click against the Elis. In addition, Harvard regulars got another eye-ful of Yale plays as interpreted by a motley crew--five coaches, a sprinkling of Jayvees, and...