Word: petitiveness
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...publicized for their beauty and tender years. She is now in Hollywood. In her absence Sono Osato, a Japanese-American trained under Adolph Bolm, one of the company's youngest dancers (17), is by far its most exotic looking. As a dancer, she has not yet advanced beyond petit sujet (ranking in ballet hierarchy above a corypheé, below a grand sujet). Irina Baronova, now 18, is a brilliant and imaginative artist, still addicted to lengthening her snub nose with putty, Tatiana Riabouchinska, usually superb in pale, willowy roles, last week turned flamboyant in a ballet the troupe...
...Alan W. Petit, Ventura, California--Ventura Junior College...
...that lynching has anything to do with protecting womanhood in Alabama is pure poppycock. The answer to this is that a petit jury would require about 30 seconds to reach an electrocution verdict for the perpetrator of such a crime as this. Those unlawful hoodlums who imagine themselves heroes when taking part in lynchings have a distorted idea of patriotism. Only lawless hoodlums and the enemies of government take part in mob law. As the chief law enforcement officer of this State I condemn it and make known that as long as I am the attorney general of this State...
...York-one of the 26-the Judicial Council last week renewed its recommendation that the State Legislature authorize jury service by women under the same qualifications as men. The council held the practice would improve the calibre of petit juries. Feminist drives for jury rights in New York State began 15 years ago, but each time the Legislature allowed bills broadening the statutes to die in committee. In 1931 Bar Association groups fought the proposal, said lawyers had "difficulty in talking to women jurors." New Jersey has permitted mixed juries since 1921, advertised the fact when four women...
...have prodded police into action, nearly stopped the illegal traffic which in New York City alone amounted to 400,000 tons per year. But at its source the flow of stolen coal continues unabated. Law officers have declined to arrest the 'leggers, grand juries to indict them, petit juries to convict them. And Governor Earle, like Governor Pinchot before him, has refused every demand by coal operators for armed intervention...