Word: following
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Undismayed, Democrats next turned to the ticklish subject of beer. Last year traditionally Dry Kansas said NO by 90,000 votes in a referendum on legalizing beer. But the Legislature then failed to follow through with a law fixing alcoholic content. Result: potent beer continued to foam unchecked in Kansas. Democrats charge that Governor Landon got the Legislature to dodge the issue and thwart the popular will because, as a prospective Presidential nominee, he was afraid his signature on a bone dry law would cost him support among Eastern Wets. Last week a Democratic proposal for such...
...Maggio for the city's 60,000 Italians. There are three other sisters and four brothers of whom the oldest, Tom, like greying Joseph Di Maggio Sr., who retired three years ago, is a crab fisherman. For a time it looked very much as if young Joe might follow the family profession also. This was last year when Tom Di Maggio, acting as his manager, in a financial dispute with the management of the Seals, threatened to take Joe out of baseball and put him on a fishing boat. Joe was willing, but in the nick of time...
...encouraged Arab trade-unions. Result: economic liberation of Arab farmers. At bottom the anti-Jewish rage of the Arab landowners, backed by their Bedouin cavalry hordes, was caused by this unexpected social upheaval. But the leaders are willing to compromise. Not so the sincere fanatic desert Arabs who follow them and are always ready for a new holy...
Inheritance of cancer of the breast does not follow genetic rules. Men whose mothers or maternal grandmothers had this type of cancer rarely transmit the tendency to their daughters. To daughters of women who have had cancer of the breast Dr. Little gave this advice: "Virginity delays the appearance of cancer of the breast and also actually reduces the amount of it appreciably...
...over the first of his two most spectacular pieces of salesmanship. One day every tire and oil company in the U. S. got a telegram from Mr. McDonald: "WATCH ABSENCE OF PEOPLE ON STREET BETWEEN ELEVEN AND ELEVEN THIRTY DURING PRESIDENTIAL TALK." They watched, read a follow-up letter suggesting that they cash in on radio magic. Since then Zenith has acquired regular distribution through 1,200 Goodrich tire dealers...