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...wives, 42 percent went to college. Radcliffe leads the list of institutions of higher education with 22 lucky winners, with Vassar, despite a 200 mile handicap, close behind with 19. Smith finishes third with 18 and Wellesley pulls in a poor fourth with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIRST CLASS AFTER DEPRESSION PUBLISHES STORY OF DECADE | 6/5/1940 | See Source »

Appealing for a "clear-headed, realistic approach," the letter went on to say, "the question is, is it to the long run advantage of the United States to sell arms," and it concluded, "to depart from our historic policy and by so doing handicap those who are fighting for the ideals we share, seems to me inconsistent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Speech Today to Urge U. S. Aid to Allies | 5/29/1940 | See Source »

...ship designs. Last week Mr. Edison did a neat straddle. Said he: ". . . Battleships were, are and will be for many years the backbone of our first line of national defense. . . . Apparently . . . the topsides of battleships may be damaged by aerial bombs. ... A fleet is at a very great handicap unless it has proper air support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Questions for Defense | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

...original Red Army fiasco in the Finnish campaign was the fault of either the Dictator or of his Defense Commissar, and ipso facto in Russia it was not Joseph Stalin's fault; 2) Klim is a believer in the traditional Russian defensive strategy, which would be a handicap if & when the U. S. S. R. continues aggressions. His successor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Timoshenko for Voroshilov | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

...recent handicap meet was not even a true test of the team, for Coach Mikkola warned the squad not to open up in the events. However, the meet did show that the Crimson will be stronger than expected in the pole vault...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cindermen Prepare for First Meeting in Spite of Rain, Injuries | 4/26/1940 | See Source »

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