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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Secretary Hopkins revived a report current in January but then disavowed by him: that among his major assignments is to do the job left undone by Secretary of Labor Perkins-get A. F. of L. and C.I.O. to bury the hatchet. "Business," said Business' new servant, "finds it difficult to progress in face of a divided labor front...
...Subhas Chander Bose, Bengal Leftist leader, over the opposition of M. K. Gandhi, the Mahatma withdrew his support from the organization he had long nurtured. Soon most of the other well-known leaders who had worked with Mahatma Gandhi followed suit. For Pandit Nehru, however, there was a difficult choice: he was doctrinally sympathetic toward Mr. Bose but his personal devotion to the Mahatma was intense. He finally chose devotion and, in a bitter letter to Mr. Bose, resigned...
...designer named Norman Dine announced that he had polled 500 wives, found that three out of four preferred double beds to twin beds. Reasons: sleeping with someone is "restful and reassuring"; "It is difficult to continue a quarrel in a double...
...unpredictable but steadily improving Hoddermen tangle with the Elis Saturday in the second of the two game hockey series. It's difficult to go out on the limb and choose a winner for the Crimson this year, and even more so because the opponent this time is Elis Yale. Sophomores and Juniors have inscribed their class numerals all over Coach Murdock's squad so they should be up and coming by now, but these pesky Hoddermen have had the pleasant habit of playing right up to the limit of their capacities this season when they actually...
...Pius XII, therefore, Eugenio Pacelli faces the difficult task of strengthening the position of the Catholic Church in a world troubled by numerous totalitarian states which will not countenance a powerful, established church within their boundaries. He has shown his capabilities in his former diplomatic positions. Whether he can stave off the attacks of the totalitarian states as well as build up the prestige of the Catholic Church in the more friendly democratic nations remains to be seen...