Word: norman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ineffective sob. But it just happened that the American Federation of Labor selected Tampa as its 1936 meeting place. And it just happened that at the present time, Labor's conservative William Green would like to salve his radical membership. Upshot was that he and Socialist Norman Thomas went into a huddle and the Mayor of Tampa gave Police Chief Tittsworth "indefinite leave of absence" to "investigate the case." First, six Tampa police-men were suspended. Last week they and two other suspects were indicted for second degree murder for participating in the Shoemaker flogging...
...Christian speedily found a suitable attendant. On furlough from the American Baptist Mission in Swatow, Kwangtung, China was Dr. Velva Violet Brown, .a 44-year-old surgeon. Dr. Kagawa and his portly, solicitous companion chartered a plane for Amarillo, Tex. In the following seven days they visited Lubbock. Tex., Norman, Okla., Oklahoma City, Springfield, Mo., Memphis, Indianapolis. Getting used to his routine of eyewash and antiseptics, Dr. Brown said: "No special attention is necessary for Dr. Kagawa. I see that he has everything he needs and I am with him because of the Federal request." Dr. Kagawa, who is blind...
...Naval Conference at London, deadlocked from the day it opened (TIME, Dec. 16), whiled away last week listening to Japanese Admiral Nagano's demands for a navy at least as large as that of the U. S. and Britain. U. S. Ambassador-at-Large Norman Hezekiah Davis worried over rumors that behind the scenes the Japanese were getting somewhere in bi- lateral, sub-rosa dickering. Overoptimistic Japanese correspondents in London gave their countrymen hope that a 5-4-4 naval ratio might just possibly be wangled with Britain at 5 and Japan and U. S. trailing as naval equals...
Second and third places went to Thomas M. MacFarlane, Jr. '37 and Norman L. Cahners '37 respectively. Coach Jaakko Mikkola awarded the prizes, a cigarette case for first place, and ash trays for second and third...
...matter of fact, if that were so, Norman Thomas would be a good President, which of course reduces the matter to absurdity...