Word: frictions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...such superspeed been achieved? German engineers answered last week "chiefly by streamlining the Bremen's hull, by fitting her with a unique bulbous bow." Every layman knows that air friction against a raindrop causes it to assume a bulbous foreshape and to taper off behind-this being the form which offers least resistance to the air. With daring originality, the Bremen's designers gave her below the water line somewhat the shape of a falling raindrop; but above the water line her bow ceases to be bulbous, is keen as a bayonet edge. Luxury features of the Bremen...
...Pius XI created only one new Cardinal, postponed other elevations until December, made only brief remarks. "Certain events have taken place with which we shall deal later on in the year," he said, evidently referring to friction between the Papal State and Fascist Italy since the signing of their Concordat (TIME...
...Friction arising from mismanagement and lack of cooperation between the local and foreign directorates of the school has led to a temporary recall of the Harvard representative, in an effort to smooth out a situation that has grown complicated. The director of the school, E. Telford Erickson who has engaged in an extensive series of lectures in support of the school throughout the country during the past year, is returning this summer to engage in conference to discuss the future policy and organization of the school...
...that Dr. Shields and the University's Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Edith Rebman, had been morally turpitudinous in Los Angeles, Cal., and Waterloo, Iowa, that he and Miss Rebman, both Canadians, were unAmerican, favored Canadian students, that he and Miss Rebman spied on students and the faculty, caused mistrust, friction...
...money to educational institutions were given a broader scope, and extended to this field of intercourse with foreign students, a more equitable basis of relations between the United States and Germany could be completely realized. There would be a sounder mutual understanding of national characteristics which would reduce the friction arising from lack of sympathy. The former unreasoning dislike for Teutonic culture which was so prevalent during the World War has obviously died out, and the unfortunate hysteria of America of 1920 has been cured by common sense...