Word: problem
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...explained that the average Britisher until a short time ago could not recognize the Sudeten problem as one to worry about, "until the Munich awakening made the British feel that they would go to war for much less than they would have during the twenties. And today, England is infinitely more alive to the danger than she was a week ago, because, for one thing, the prospect of a man breaking his work--witness Hitler--shocks the Britisher deeply...
Knowing the feeling of the Crimson on the elections questions, I thought that it would welcome a referendum, to settle the problem according to the wishes of the class itself. Now, I am tempted to wonder whether the Crimson's opposition to the referendum was not due to a fear--how wellfounded I don't know--that too few Freshmen really agree with the Crimson. James Tobin '39, Member of the Student Council...
There were two British views on the French treatment of the refugees. The London Times described the tragic conditions, but believed that the French were doing their best with an unprecedented problem. A Leftist weekly accused the French of a form of mass torture...
...Father Holmes-Tidy got her used to snakes by keeping a 14-foot python as a house pet. Live snakes are not always available to city dwellers, and when the Hughes-Halletts first moved to Detroit, Mrs. Hughes-Hallett had a hard time getting enough pets. She solved the problem by calling up the Police Department and requesting that any snakes they found be turned over to her. Commented indulgent Husband Leslie: "Once it was rather difficult for Violet to get snakes, but now they are arriving in carload lots...
...riots in Bratislava increased in violence (six were reported killed and 50 hurt by bomb explosions), a cryptic message came from Berlin: "The Slovak problem is already solved." Solution: "Independent" Slovakia with Dr. Tiso as president...