Word: shell
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...substituting annually declining export quotas for annually rising tariffs on major Philippine products with the exception of sugar (coconut oil, tobaccos, pearl & shell buttons), the Senate voted to save these island industries from extinction at least until the Independence year of 1946. As an original sponsor of Philippine Independence, Maryland's unpurged Millard Tydings had talked it over with Franklin Roosevelt, agreed with him that the islands could not stand too sudden a shift from free trade with...
...howitzer while the French rock along with antiquated Seventy-fives. Some professionals also contend that French rifles are out-of-date, "tall as the Eiffel Tower," hence difficult to conceal, whereas the Germans use a short carbine that snuggles neatly into shallow trenches and shell holes; that German anti-aircraft equipment is excellent, while the British, who need it more, are just beginning to approach bare minimum safety strength...
...eight will use the same shell in which they won at Henley. The shell is known as No. 15, and has recently been used by the Harvard 150-pound crew...
...certain and that is that the Syracuse crew will be out for blood as far as Cornell is concerned, and there is every reason to believe that the Orangemen will stay well up in the race. In fact a finish with all three beats within the length of a shell is quite possible...
...second time the Harvard shell has triumphed over the Elis. The 150's were badly jumped at the start by both the Cornell and Yale boats, with the Red leading the pack of seven shells which stuck together well throughout the Henley distance. It was soon apparent, however, that the Crimson and Blue duel would dominate the race...