Word: belongings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...star reported last week is so far away that it is not even in the Milky Way galaxy, 600 quadrillion miles in diameter, to which the solar system and all stars visible to the naked eye belong. In it the neutrons are so closely packed, according to Zwicky, that the density reaches the enormous figure of 6,000,000 tons to the cubic inch. Since the General Theory of Relativity imposes limits on stellar masses, Zwicky's new star must be exceedingly small to compensate for its high density. The astronomer estimates its diameter at no more than...
News-vendors, who are constantly in contact with the public, must look respectable and belong to an honorable corporation. They will have to wear polished shoes and a brown blouse extending below their knees; and they must shave daily. The police will be empowered to take drastic action against defaulters...
Many young graduates have the old Yankee idea that they belong where the opportunity for material gain is greatest and easiest. Told to go forward, but not where, graduates of the past fifty years seemed to have evolved the tradition of money-grubbing by seeking positions which would pay the highest salaries merely because they did pay them. During the industrialization of the last century most millionaires made their wealth without social regard and only thought of society post facto--sometimes to ease their conscience. The desire for security--which involves comfort, leisure, marriage--is intelligent, but the ambition...
...article you try to tell the world that the part of Csech coutry where the provoking nasi live belong to Germany. You better borogh an Encyclopedia or some book of History and study the truth before you print such nonsence stories. Or we will think you work for Nasi. Please remember this: that part of Csechoslovakia never belong to Germany althou they wish it is theirs for almost 1000 years. The sudetan German are not really German but bough Csechs made into German. And what a Germans. They make more trouble for Csech goverment than thouse shmutzig Teutons. Henlein their...
...Games Department has another new audience participation program, taken from the Finnish. Originated by Helsinski University's Psychology Institute and expansively called What Sort Of Person Does This Voice Belong To? the program presents nine inexperienced broadcasters, has each read for one minute from the same text. Listeners are asked to determine each reader's sex, age, height, build, degree of seclusiveness, personality, characteristics, profession. In one case the Finns made it harder by having twins speak alternate sentences...