Word: rising
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When this is accomplished the cripple will be moved forward into the spacious midsection of the ARD-3. The water will then be pumped out of the bottom tanks and the ARD3 will rise, lifting the damaged battleship high and dry so that repairmen can get at its vital parts. The ARD3 will t»e so big that it can take care of anything the U. S. Navy now has afloat, and almost anything smaller than the Queen Mary that it is likely to launch...
Again the football team was the only major sport squad to show a profit, with receipts of $260,003, compared with an income of $291,000 last year. However football expenses were cut $7,000. Track and hockey both reported a rise in their expenses, and while the income for those two sports rose, it is still not enough to cover the deficits...
...commenting on the cold shoulder that Harvard men ordinarily turn towards "student movements", a national youth leader recently pointed out that the traditional spirit of indifference in Cambridge is the direct result of academic freedom. In pinning on liberty of thought the failure of undergraduates to rise and riot for more serious subjects than Richard, the expert in youth movements has struck to the core of the matter. For although other factors contribute to the Harvard man's seeming lack of interest in the world about him, the priceless heritage of freedom, for which the college for generations has carried...
...genially reminded him of former oaths of allegiance under other masters, it is reported that Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, on swearing loyalty in 1830, replied, "Sire, you are the thirteenth!" This little folk-tale, though exaggerated in fact, is quite accurate in spirit, and its spirit has given rise to the fitting title of Crane Brinton's highly readable biography, "The Lives of Talleyrand...
Today we are on the upgrade. Balances, profits and wages grow almost hourly, industry is moving and the rise of economic graphs is encouraging. Before the next business cycle rolls around, bringing with it over-expansion, unemployment and frozen business conditions, this nation must institute its remedies. The stage for social security is set, the public mind open and even favorable. No delay or trepidations can be allowed to upset the smooth course of this legislation. It is with a feeling deeper than that of mere interest that the American nation will watch the findings of the Social Security board...