Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Organized in an attempt to collect funds for the relief of windows and orphans in General Franco's territory, the meeting is the first in a series to be held in the major American cities...
Feeling that Adolf Hitler is behind them, that Greater Germany is irresistible, the 800,000 Nazis who attempt to lead the 3,200,000 Germans in the Republic of Czechoslovakia (pop. 15,000,000), became highly truculent last week. Their Führer, obedient Konrad Henlein, fresh from conferences in Berlin with Göring and other Nazi bigwigs, staged a mass meeting in Karlsbad, the famed spa, delivered a series of ultimatums to Czechoslovak President Eduard Benes so outrageous as to shock even the now violently pro-German London Times...
...Moody. Packing up her rackets for her first tennis campaign in three years, Mrs. Moody, still nimble at 32, embarked for England. There she will try for her eighth English championship, will play for the U. S. in the Wightman Cup matches against England, next fall will attempt to capture one more U. S. title...
Widener Library authorities have indicated a willingness to cooperate with other American libraries in an attempt to save the National Library of Vienna's non-Aryan books from the torches of Hitler. Twenty of the nations largest libraries are taking part in the movement started by the librarian of Williams college...
...made a definite decision yet, but said, "we are willing to purchase any worthwhile books that we do not have." They expressed doubts if there were many books that they could use, however. Widener officials favor a cautious policy of removing the books from Austria, over an attempt to purchase the books all at one time...