Word: fearfully
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...those two pronouncements U.S. airlines could have hugged Mother Dirlam and choked Mother Ward, for the greatest obstacle in the development of air travel is the public's fear of flight. To counteract the fear propaganda of Fannie Ward and other parents who do their broadcasting less publicly, United Air Lines last week had a new project afoot. It was a child's book called Air Babies, mothered by Elvy Kalep, a pretty Estonian aviatrix who once aspired to fly the Atlantic, colorfully. illustrating the adventures of two cheerful little winged sprites, Speedy and his sister Happy-Wings...
...information of all who suffer from cancer or fear that they may suffer, the American Society for the Control of Cancer celebrated its 25th anniversary last week by announcing...
...Liechtenstein. Last week Prince Franz must have been personally alarmed by the nearby appetite of Nazi Germany-for his wealthy Viennese wife, former Baroness Gutmann, is of Jewish descent, and much of his property is in Austria. But for his country he professed unconcern, announcing: "We have no fear regarding foreign intervention...
Only Czechoslovakia, the most powerful satellite of France, remained as a possible source of armed assistance to the Austrian Government. But, perhaps because Czechoslovaks fear they may be next on Vegetarian Adolf Hitler's menu, the attitude of Prague "in the circumstances" last week was to lie low. "Europe's Smartest Little Statesman," famed Czechoslovak President Eduard Benes, could think of nothing better than to observe: "In spite of the great importance of material strength . . . the most important forces are spiritual." After all. one bold remark by Benes might cause Hitler to speed German troops toward Prague...
...ought to remain Chancellor-and, inferentially, fight. Possibly there are times when not to fight-especially when all concerned are of "German blood"-is the wise, courageous course. Certainly Kurt von Schuschnigg had personally nothing to gain by a submission to the Nazis. On the contrary, he could justly fear to be butchered as was Dollfuss, fight or no fight...