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...will ascertain the facts you will find that Senator Bridges has not endorsed Lucky Strike Cigarettes nor does he intend to endorse Lucky Strike Cigarettes or any other brand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 12, 1937 | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

Committee members could not ascertain definitely last night whether or not former Lampy funnyman Robert Benchley '12 would be able to attend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Williams, Marquand Speak at Lampy's 60th Birthday Party | 3/17/1937 | See Source »

...people of Sian and its province of Shensi smoking opium, ignore it for the present," he ordered, just before his troops finally entered Sian this week, apparently unresisted. "Hold your peace. We wish to forget that this Sian. trouble ever occurred. When in Sian you are seeking lodgings, ascertain that they are not occupied. Never seize quarters by force. The discipline of our Nanking armies must be strict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Soothsayers' Year | 2/15/1937 | See Source »

Four scientists working at the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory together with two undergraduates, have been undergoing the risk of death or a loss of sanity by exposing themselves to carbon monoxide gas. The tests are being made in order to ascertain further the effects of the gas on motorists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Scientists, Two Undergraduates Risk Death in Monoxide Experiments | 1/14/1937 | See Source »

...cancer (TIME, Nov. 16). To no one's surprise she popped up with her everlasting credo: "I breed out breast cancers. I don't think we should feel so hopeless about breeding out other types. Only romance stops us. It is the duty of scientists to ascertain and present facts. If the people prefer romance to taking advantage of these facts, there is nothing we can do about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Advancement of Science | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

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