Word: latters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Freedo of speech will not be the point under argument, as was the case in the proceedings against City College of New York, when the latter based an unsuccessful defense of its Russell appointment on the assertion that Russell should be permitted to expound his moral views from a lecture platform...
...York the first hurdle that must be surmounted is the legality of the Board of Higher Education's action in hiring the firm of Root, Clark, Buckner and Ballantine as attorneys in place of Corporation Counsel William C. Chanler. The latter declined to appeal the case on the ground that "there was a substantial chance of losing...
...railroad. The arrival at the border of 460 fugitive German "seamen" in civilian clothes, who said they were refugees from nine merchant ships sunk during the naval actions, betokened the plight of their soldier comrades under General Dietl, famed skier, organizer of winter sports at Garmwisch-Partenkirchen. The latter, called "The Bull" by his men (for his stubbornness), was said to have told his personal friend, Adolf Hitler, by radio telephone: "We have no ships. We have no artillery left. We have few anti-aircraft guns. ... A few pieces of mountain artillery would be invaluable." In their isolation...
When, in one of ancient Palestine's numerous tribal wars, the Ephraimites sought to slip undetected among the Gileadites, the latter asked all comers to pronounce the word "shibboleth" (ear of corn). Those who called it "shibboleth" were Ephraimites, got killed. Last week many a shibboleth was voiced on a new Mutual network program called Where Are You From? Dr. Henry Lee Smith Jr., smart, wispy-mustached, 26-year-old Columbia University lecturer in English, cocked an expert ear when members of a WOR studio audience read improbable statements like the following...
Saturday's was the first defeat the New Yorkers have suffered this season although they have been tied by the New York Rugby Club. The Crimson fifteen will meet the latter next Saturday in battle that will decided decisively the championship of the league...