Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...make no attempt to defend or criticize General MacArthur since I feel that neither I nor the VAM are qualified to do so. This letter is written primarily because I resent the obviously prejudiced remarks made by a group claiming to represent the opinions of all veterans. I have no objection to any individual or group of individuals expressing their political views, but I do object to the use of the term "veterans" in making their views known publicly. We have the AMVETS, AVC, VFW, veteran bars, veteran filling stations, veteran cabs, and now Veterans Against MacArthur. When will...
Lectures and subsequent discussions will be informal, and will attempt to give insight into the interplay of "observation, deduction, and imagination" in physical theories, and the relation between physical theory and the intellectual environment...
...proved unworkable. Besides, this one was not yet a contract. Before it becomes one, it must be approved by Congress and the other governments concerned. And as long as wheat remains high (current cash price: around $2.50 a bushel), the U.S. farm bloc will bitterly fight any attempt to put it under a $2 ceiling...
Other local projects that attempt to carry out the International-exchange idea include a camp for undernourished French children to be maintained by the Harvard and Radcliffe NSA chapters, and the Student Council's Salzburg Seminar, whose second session this summer will bring together foreign students and American Professors...
...third man, Jim Kenary, says he "will try to do both." Kenary, last fall's sophomore passing whiz, will attempt to land an outfield berth on the Varsity nine. Presumably, he'll work out on the diamond during early afternoon, and then sprint over to the Cage, where grid drills will be held from 4 to 6 o'clock until after vacation...