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Word: blinds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...formidable assault upon personal liberty, this Soviet program, and a bold assertion of the absolute supremacy of the State. Strange it is that many of the so-called 'liberals' both in Europe and in this country remain blind to the real meaning of the 'Russian Experiment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Karpovich Attacks Policies of Russian Soviet Political Bosses | 2/27/1930 | See Source »

Death in its blind flight last week dipped close to William Howard Taft, then veered away, how far none knew. A combination of ailments which forced his resignation as Chief Justice rendered his condition serious, if not critical. His physicians held out scant hope for complete recovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sick Man | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

...days, while Mme Leontine gradually overcame her repulsion to the weapon, the Desotrats practiced marksmanship against the garden wall, M. Paul shouting encouragements: "Vas y! Go to it, Leontine! Tire encore!" Mme Leontine's mother, blind, partially deaf, quietly sat in her garden chair, listening to the popping of the pistol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Vas y, Leontine! | 2/10/1930 | See Source »

...Last week, Punch, ancient funny weekly, announced it would print a monthly edition for blind people, in Braille type. Drawings will be explained by word-pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Fleet Street Flayed | 2/10/1930 | See Source »

...Bennington requires "creditable completion of a secondary school course. . . . The requirements are not stated in terms of a standard group of 15 units in which students may be certified or pass examinations. . . . But a goodly proportion of girls have unusual aptitudes in one field combined with temporary or permanent blind spots in others. Girls with such specialized ability will be encouraged to enter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Bennington Experiment | 2/10/1930 | See Source »

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