Word: pursuits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Whenever the Lion is in trouble the Bear takes a poke at Iran. Thirty-five years ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Sazonov made a formula of it: "The English, engaged in the pursuit of political aims of vital importance in Europe, may, in case of necessity, be prepared to sacrifice certain interests in Asia. . . . This is circumstance which we can, of course, exploit for ourselves, as, for instance, in Persian affair...
...pursuit of the fabulous four-minute mile has long since made track a biggish business in Sweden. When promoters found that amateurs liked to eat as well as run, they began cutting them in on the profits. Last week Swedish newspapers reported that the Amateur Athletic Association had finally heard about it-and had been prop-perly shocked to find that Gunder (4:01.4) Hagg, Arne (4:01.6) Andersson and some 13 other hot-footing track stars had been eating right well. For charging as much as $500 for a single performance, the Association was about to rule them pros...
...oppose "clericalism" ("the pursuit of power, especially political power, by a religious hierarchy...
...Scientific research is elusive and in tangible. Working always on the edge of the unknown, scientists cannot plan their campaigns far ahead. Often they wander off in pursuit of fascinating side issues which, to their own surprise, sometimes turn out to be rewarding. The plodding technicians who follow behind the van guard might not be hampered by strict control. But the sometimes-erratic geniuses, who work best unsupervised, would find their style cramped under a nine-man Government Board...
Died. Lieut. Colonel Harold Evans Hartney, 57, combat commander (shot down four times ) of World War I's famed First Pursuit Group (Eddie Rickenbacker was a member), later a racing pilot, pioneer in freight-and-passenger flying, adviser to the CAA; of heart disease; in Washington...