Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...last century Theodore Roosevelt established what has become for Republicans a traditional approach to gubernatorial nomination: service in the State Legislature followed by a tour of duty at Washington, preferably in the sub-Cabinet. T. R., after three years in the Legislature, served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy before moving up into...
...GRACE OF GOD-J. W. N. Sullivan-Knopf. Few U. S. writers on science approach the authority and lucid readableness of England's Bertrand Russell and John William Navin Sullivan. Laymen curious about what science is up to can turn with reasonable hopefulness to Russell's The A B C of Atoms, Sullivan's Three Men Discuss Relativity. In this brief (220-page), disarming autobiography, Journalist Sullivan, calling himself Julian Shaughnessy, explains about himself with the same simple sincerity he uses to explain Bach or Bohr. Realistic, humble, Sullivan calls popular works on science...
...tricks. When the Marxes were performing in Waukegan, Ill., they were surprised to hear, in the orchestra pit, the piano playing of their brother Chico. He had been touring the country as a piano player and wrestler. At Waukegan, Chico, Zeppo, Gummo and Groucho made their closest approach to an academic career in an act called "Fun in Hi-Skule." On the Sullivan-Considine circuit they toured with Charlie Chaplin, gave him good advice about taking a $100 weekly contract with the Keystone Cinema Company...
...carillon in Ottawa's Peace Tower, Carilloneur Robert J. Donnell played in succession all the local airs of the Empire countries, burst into "Pomp & Circumstance" at the approach in an open carriage of His Excellency Vere Brabazon Ponsonby (pronounced punsunby), Earl of Bessborough and Governor General of the Dominion of Canada...
While performance during the first days of the meet did not approach that achieved in Germany, Austria and Honolulu, where records of 283 mi. distance, 8,494 ft. altitude, 21 hr. 34 min. duration have been made, it was in all respects the most successful glider meet yet held in the U. S. The entry list of 50 pilots surpassed previous years. Hard-up pilots camped in an apple orchard adjoining Elmira Airport. Three youths pedalled bicycles from La Porte, Ind. just to look...