Word: far
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Quincy, Mass., not far from the starting-point of his ancestor's famed midnight ride, Paul Revere, 22, handyman, passed his auto driving test...
...what their age, need take no physical exams. Because the average age of the entire group is expected to remain constant, the insurance is offered at a steady premium, whereas an individual taking out term insurance finds his premiums mounting sharply with age. Therefore, Ford workers are getting protection far more cheaply than they could any other...
...astronomical glass ever made. Because of the observatory's southern location, it will cover more sky than any other in the U. S.-all the sky except that relatively small part which lies within 30° of the south celestial pole. But it will not probe so far into space or catch such faint stars as Mt. Wilson's 100-incher; and Dr. Struve, candidly admitting these limitations last week, said that it would be used for those wide-vision purposes to which it is especially well adapted...
...usual enthusiasm, predicted an attendance of 1,000,000 the first day, an average of 300,000 a day thereafter. Actually, it was five days before the Fair announced that the million mark had been passed. Nonetheless, Grover Whalen last week declared himself "highly gratified." The Fair was still far from complete, and the weather inclement-the 40,000,000-odd admissions which the Fair needs to break even may still be easily achieved. To encourage local trade the Fair promised to enlarge picnic places, keep restaurant prices reasonable, provide more free entertainment...
Meanwhile, someone noticed that the tally of visitors posted by National Cash Register Co. was far below the figures announced by the Fair. National Cash Register tactfully said some of its totalizers were not yet working. It leaked out that 6,000 to 8,000 Fair employes check in as visitors every time they enter the grounds, thus raising the apparent daily attendance. When Perley Boone, the Fair's publicity chief, went to greet the millionth visitor, he forgot his ticket, got in only after a long struggle...