Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Most of the regular attendees are good swimmers, who think persons who lie on the beach and never go near the water are "pretty pathetic." Few of them realize that the Pool is built of ceramic tiling to prevent expansion over its exact 75 by 40 feet dimensions, slopes in depth from 8 1-2 to 11 1-2 feet, and is warmed to a Cape Coddish 73 degree...
...many of them favoring a simple object of beauty or a broken column in the Yard which can be seen every day by undergraduates and remembered as nothing but a war memorial. Some of the younger alumni propose endowed scholarships for study abroad, to promote international understanding and help prevent another...
Meanwhile, the Harvard Liberal Union, anticipating that attempts might be made to prevent AYD from obtaining a charter in view of the recent statement by a House Committee declaring them Communist, came out strongly in favor of the group's request. Backing "the fundamental right of students to organize for political action," the HLU executive committee made it clear that it had different principles from and had no connection with the AYD, but believed that its point of view should be heard. The statement added: "We further believe that if AYD receives a charter, its attempts to express...
...numerous florists are little more than a memory. The taverns in Vilna have been transformed into prisons by the MGB. Life is no safer than in Russia, though the standard of nourishment is higher. Related a refugee: "There is no starvation, not so much because the Russians try to prevent it, but because the people are united to such an extent that everyone in need gets help. The farmers are wonderful. Every appeal from the underground for vital foodstuffs is immediately...
...some of the hardest hit, the slump seemed to have come with startling suddenness. Actually, the causes of the slump, stemming from the war, had been noticeable for some time. In spite of OPA's efforts to prevent it, many of the mills had switched to more expensive goods on which they could make more money. When OPA died, they continued to do so because of abnormal demand. But when buyers' resistance began to be felt, manufacturers refused to shave their prices. Their profits were high enough-and demand for quality goods still heavy-so that they could...