Word: m
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lightweight varsity also outdistanced M. I. T's crew by six lengths at the finish, while the second 150's left Tech three lengths astern in an extracup race. All of the races were rowed over the Henley course on the Charles River Basin...
...choosing Ed Noble, Mr. Hopkins pained two ambitious Assistant Secretaries. But the change brought promotions to two of Ed Noble's former CAA associates. Up to the vacated chairmanship moved Robert Hinckley of Utah, 48. Into the Hinckley seat moved Edward Pearson Warner, a professor of aeronautics at M. I. T., onetime (1926-29) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, lately a technical adviser to Ed Noble...
...Portland, Ore. pessimism was profound. Wealthy families were reported hoarding food supplies in mountain cabins. Meddling in Europe's affairs was deplored in a newspaper poll, but Portland's leading liberal minister, Unitarian Richard M. Steiner declared: "If war comes, let us move swiftly to make it as short as possible." He proposed giving U. S. food and war supplies to the Democracies gratis...
...Rumanian Governments want is a Red Army on their soil, even one fighting in their defense. They are more than willing, however, to accept Russian planes and munitions. Off early this week from London for Moscow was Soviet Ambassador to the Court of St. James's Ivan M. Maisky. He was carrying home to Dictator Joseph Stalin and Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff the outlines of a plan of "limited aid" in case of war. Far from being insulted at being told that only one kind of support was wanted, Russia was expected to be elated. A successful defense...
...tail-end of last season he batted .316 in 19 games. Not the least perturbed last week Rookie Williams drawled: "There is only one man on the Boston club who can hit them further than me. That's Jimmy Foxx.* And I'm not so sure he can sometimes...