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Word: events (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Nazi agents have perfected plans to sabotage all utilities in Buenos Aires in event of "a crisis." Nazi agents in Buenos Aires hatched the recent revolt in the Argentine Air Force (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Neighborhood Nuisance | 12/29/1941 | See Source »

...their part in the University defense set-up, both Military and Naval ROTC prepared to serve in case of air raids, with the distribution yesterday of memorandums explaining the students' duties in the event of attack...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Military, Naval Science Men Will Work During Air Raids | 12/18/1941 | See Source »

...will be expected of each volunteer that he allot a portion of his time to defense training in his school so that he will shortly become adept at executing almost any position in Civilian Defense. Thus, in the event of an emergency, whenever additional defense personnel is needed, the versatile Shock Brigades could be called upon for service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 12/18/1941 | See Source »

...meantime, approximately 50,000 intelligent youths in some fifty colleges and universities, strategically scattered throughout the Common-wealth of Massachusetts, are losing valuable time in preparing themselves to aid their local communities in the event of an emergency in which their temporary services would be invaluable if called upon by any of the civilian organizations cooperating with the defense forces of the national government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 12/18/1941 | See Source »

Going into the final event, which was the 200 yard free style relay. Tech was leading 31 to 28. The Crimson natators won this race by a fraction of a second, and it looked as though they had thereby taken the entire meet. But the event was awarded to the Tech mermen on the claim that one of the Crimson tankmen had "jumped the gun" mid-way in the relay, thus automatically giving the race, and the meet to the Freshman boilermakers...

Author: By Burton VAN Vort, | Title: VARSITY MERMENSWAMP BOILERMAKERS 52 TO 23 | 12/18/1941 | See Source »

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