Word: maining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...extreme right, a flat-topped peak called "The Priest's Hat." All the land at its base was known as the Enderta. Through the same telescope, when the clouds cleared, could be seen Alaji, another mountain about 30 miles further on. These two peaks were main pegs in Ethiopia's defense. At 8 a. m., with a round moon still high in the sky, operations started with a short advance all along the line. This was to be a white man's battle. Regulars and Blackshirts led the advance, with the native Askaris, on which Fascist...
...that she had all but assassinated Soviet Eastern Asia and that Vladivostok, cut off from Moscow, must surrender like Port Arthur. To minimize the effect of such a thrust, if it should come, Russia is now frantically rushing to completion a Second Trans-Siberian Railway north of Lake Baikal. Main fighting last week was near Lake Bor, which Japanese say is 18 miles inside the Manchu Empire and irate Mongols consider theirs. An ancient Buddhist temple with thick walls impressed commanders on both sides as worth fighting for-an ideal stronghold for the winner. As rifles crackled, the Japanese officers...
...cables, and Japanese editors unwittingly broke the release date. Thus, before Key Pittman opened his mouth to keynote, Tokyo had read his speech. Headlined the Tokyo Asahi: "CHAIRMAN OF SENATE'S FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICIALLY ATTACKS JAPAN-Japanese Foreign Office Says 'Let him roar.' " In the main Senator Pittman's theme was that Japan is doing China wrong and that as soon as the Great Powers...
...price of every basketball ticket. For his Berlin trip Inven tor Naismith, it was estimated, got $1,000. In 1891, Dr. Naismith hoped he had dis covered a pastime which would supply Y. M. C. A. boys with healthy exercise without encouraging roughness or bad tem per. Main feature of its extraordinary growth has been the tendency of basket ball to grow more violent every year. The winter's noisiest basketball row broke last week. Undefeated in 20 games, New York University's team of one Swede, one Irishman and eight Jews lost to Georgetown...
...main point must be to make the organization like a Parliament, where a difference of opinion does not mean resignation by a minority, where filibustering is not permitted, and where every man with a political interest may find a place to air his views, exchange ideas, learn parliamentary procedure, and get some practice in public speaking. The practical details, such as committees of investigation with reports; the different forms of meeting, whether with some outside distinguished speaker, or merely in debate form between members; the passing of majority and minority motions; the consideration of college and educational problems as well...