Word: failings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Police methods can cope with stray children, but the sources of stray bullets seem still beyond control. The New York police are efficient, as far as any police group can be. Despite such elements of graft that cannot fail to be present, there must be some men who do their jobs honestly and thoroughly. To those men is due the doubtful credit of this record...
...making compulsory the testing of all cattle for tuberculosis, Iowa farmers have waged a vain fight to have the law repealed. Their objections real and fancied: 1) the State pays only part of the value of the condemned cattle; 2) the injection marks suggest that healthy cattle are infected, fail to identify those incurably infected; 3) it causes cows to have abortions instead of calves. Many farmers have also expressed dislike of Dr. Peter Malcolm, State veterinarian. Last spring 2,000 farmers marched to the State Capitol at Des Moines and demanded repeal of the law. They were refused...
...Coolidge prosperity.' " The War was a calamitous setback to the U. S. Dream. "The prospect is discouraging today, but not hopeless. . . . We have a long and arduous road to travel if we are to realize our American dream in the life of our nation, but if we fail, there is nothing left but the old eternal round. The alternative is the failure of self-government, the failure of the common man to rise to full stature, the failure of all the American dream has held of hope and promise for mankind...
...centered on the Harvard-Bates struggle, an interest only natural to all any who wish to praise or criticize this Harvard team of a new regime. But no true estimate can ever be made of an eleven which is playing a considerably weaker opponent, as no one can fail to acknowledge the Bates team in question to be. With an inexperienced line and two of his best backs out, Coach Morey can be none too hopeful of the outcome of today's struggle. Harvard is confident enough of the result, but learned an unforgettable lesson last year when a William...
...those men who fail to make the University team, there is a good chance of getting on the Junior University or Jay Vee teams. Freshmen may count this sport to satisfy their Physical Education requirements, and, if they make the team, get their numerals...