Word: recent
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...could discover," he wrote in a recent issue of London's New Statesman and Nation, "I suffered no ill effects from reading [Bevin] after lunch instead of with my breakfast. Sobered by this discovery, I began to reflect on the philosophy of 'news.' News coverage in our popular press is based on the principle that every paper every day must excel all its rivals in not 'missing' the latest news available ... The definitions of 'hot news' and 'news value' are largely an Anglo-Saxon convention...
...doctors, concentrating on the microscope and on the autopsy table, were determined to find a physical reason for every illness. Fascinated by blood, bone and bowel, they decided that neuroses were caused by upset "nerves" or "brain." The treatment of mental illness lagged-with a few exceptions-until fairly recent times...
Wally Flynn, another recent regular, advised that "anyone who fell off the bandwagon just because of two defeats had better scramble back on while the getting's good...
Complete recommendations on Dean Watson's recent report on extra-curricula ractivities will be handled by the extra-curricular activities committee chaired by Edward L. Foote...
...recent years, the Tufts booters have made a habit of losing to Harvard, although during the war--with the aid of a talented West Indian forward--they made two games close. This year, however, they have no West Indians on their team...