Word: beliefs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week this belief was justified. Off Bordeaux in the Bay of Biscay the Mar Cantabrico was cornered by the White Spanish cruiser Canarias. In an effort to embroil Britain, the Mar Cantabrico flashed frantic radio calls for help, signed them with the letters of one of Britain's Elder Dempster liners. To the rescue of "an unidentified British ship" while Europe waited breathless rushed the destroyers Echo, Escapade, Eclipse, and Encounter. Arriving first, Echo reported that the Mar Cantabrico's, crew had been taken off by the Canarias "so presumably the ship sank." Next...
...treatment in the accident which resulted after a ski broke in a fast telemark, Conant was rushed to the home of his hosts, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Martin of Plainfield, Vermont, who were with him on the scene of the catastrophe, and thence by train to Boston. Current belief is that he will be confined to his home on Quincy Street for several days...
...speakers from the Stockton, California college spoke for the affirmative on the subject: "Resolved. That Congress should be empowered to regulate minimum wages and maximum hours for industry." Contrary to general belief, the team from the sun kissed state were debating in Boston, and not from California...
According to Landis, the real issue in the Court proposal is "the degree to which this nation shall be a Government of laws or of men." But this issue is clouded by its novelty and the "curious belief that seems to have grown up, that the court is immune and above criticism." Franklin Roosevelt is not the first president to take issue of the Court, Landis stated. "Criticism of government is the very essence of Democracy...
...Crowther, of London, scientific correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, said in he public lecture yesterday that the current American belief in political experimentalism is a product of the influence of science. Yesterday's lecture was the third of a stories of six being given this week and next on "The History of American Science...