Word: proof
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ever, Gordon decodes intercepted German wirelesses which show a U. S. transport in danger, comes to grips with an astute woman spy (Binnie Barnes), defends himself from Joel's well-meaning but blundering attentions which include putting sleeping tablets in his coffee, buying him a heavy bullet-proof vest. Her indignant belief that his attentions to the female spy are nothing but a wanton flirtation finally lands them in a trap where the dapper lieutenant saves Joel from gunfire by knocking her down with a blow on the jaw, almost precisely as Powell did to Myrna...
...Harvard stands, composed of not more than six thousand people, would so respond, to the extent of $900. Anyone who before has doubted the popularity of the band now has a practical proof of appreciation...
...Definite proof of the Planet Mars being uninhabited is shown by recent astronomical investigation according to Loring B. Andrews, instructor in Astronomy who spoke at a public "Open Nights" lecture at the Observatory last night. He revealed that recent evidence shows the atmosphere of the planet too slight to sustain life...
...once, the search for clouds, definite proof of the existence of water vapor, began. The presence of certain white spots was explained away by one astronomer as nothing more than mountains reaching the plausible elevation of two miles. This could not explain the phenomenon witnessed at the Lowell Observatory on the evening of May 26, 1903 however...
...might be argued that teachers already have a natural and sufficient organization in the University. But the University's interests are primarily academic, and it leaves its members and charges painfully vulnerable. Conclusive proof of this lies strewn over the recent newspapers and echoes through the lecture halls: the Teachers' Oath Bill. The teaching profession in Massachusetts was badly hipped because it was utterly incapable of looking after its own interests. Certainly regulation by papers is preferable to that imposed by timid little boys wearing paper caps of red, white, and blue bunting. It is too early to pass judgment...