Word: plea
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...plea of the seamen is a worthy one. I have read in TIME of their desire for books and magazines. Now, I have plenty of both, that I would gladly send to them if I only had the proper address. You do mention the Merchant Marine Library Association; but where is it? Perhaps many of your other readers are wondering about the same thing, so let's have the address and let the sailors catch up on their reading...
...green committeeroom carpet. Seeing Eye dogs, declared Rex's master, were taught always to be friendly with everyone, unless commanded otherwise. Amiably Rex rose, stalked up to R. V. Fletcher, stuck out his paw. Grinning, the railway counsel unbent and shook the paw. Unseeing Dr. Claus continued his plea. The 13-month-old dog rolled over on his back, waved his paws, swished his tail. Dr. Claus stopped talking, unleashed the dog. With a bound Rex leaped to Chairman Bulwinkle, licked his hand, his chin. Then the big pup made a circuit of the room, pawing Congressional knees, shaking...
...American Law Institute in restating the common law to match the times. It was not until the last 150 words of his speech that the Chief Justice pointed his remarks on the up-to-date state of the Court and improvements in Court procedure since 1891 with a ringing plea for an independent judiciary. Orated...
...nearly true that President Conant cannot meet five or more alumni without asking for gifts to his free income, whence comes assistance to rigid department budgets drowned in shifting streams of concentration. Added to his personal plea are the ceaseless, subtle machinery of the Harvard Fund, the Twenty Fifth Anniversary Gift, the departments' committees, and the groups of Overseers. With so many persons working full time and so much thought being given by high officers to this problem, the unending complaints of special blocs seem unfair...
Americans with Civil Service rating were refused employment in the Governor-General's office on the plea that there were no vacancies (while the position of private and confidential secretary was held by a Canadian...