Word: armed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...next war, may in effect have to rebuild itself around its air service. Deliberate, thoughtful General Craig gravely doubts that the U. S. Army needs an Air Corps of Roosevelt dimensions. Furthermore, he believes that whatever its size the Air Corps should continue to be a subordinate arm, supplementing the all-important Infantry...
From Paris last week came descriptions of the latest French dance craze, known as La Chamberlaine. On the dance floor a lone man with an umbrella on his arm picks out a girl with whom he would like to dance, hooks her partner's arm with the umbrella, and whirls away with the girl, leaving the umbrella on the arm of the victim. The dispossessed dancer then repeats the process. French couples enjoyed the Hitleresque fun of giving the man with the umbrella the runaround, leaving him embarrassed and puzzled...
...Make Money. Labor's responsibility in Recovery came right after Capital's in Harry Hopkins' mind. Now that the Government has strengthened its arm, "Labor's contribution . . . must be tolerance and fairness. . . . Labor must fully realize that under our economic system, businessmen have to make money to hire workers." Secretary Hopkins revived a report current in January but then disavowed by him: that among his major assignments is to do the job left undone by Secretary of Labor Perkins-get A. F. of L. and C.I.O. to bury the hatchet. "Business," said Business' new servant...
...Indianapolis, a young woman who had been vaccinated for smallpox rubbed the small pink spot on her arm with her finger, with the same finger vigorously scratched her nose. Few days later, her doctor found that, while the vaccination had not taken on her arm, it certainly had on her nose...
Curwen managed to win the century in the surprisingly slow time of 56 flat, while Vergeichik and Harvard' Powers almost swam a dead heat for second, the Lion natator getting the decision. The explanation of Curwen's slow time is that his arm was caught around a lane-marker. Bosworth's 1:43.3 in the 150-yard dorsal event was fast in view of his dubious health, Tom Finnerty barely came in ahead of Craig Moore for second...