Word: shorters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Among the shorter material, there is a clear precis of the Club 100 affairs, called "Victory Over Discrimination." Comic relief comes in the form of a parody of literary criticism. The belabored humor only goes to show once more that The Progressive shouldn't mess around with such things...
...Charles these spring days are four distinct varieties of oarsmen: Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen, and 150's. Those in the last group, however, into a special classification. Their standard racing shell is two inches narrower and a shade lighter than the others, and their usual racing distance is shorter by seven sixteenths of a mile. Weight restrictions limit their boat average to an even one fifty and their individual poundage to a hundred and fifty five...
...their time in idleness the miners could hope for no more pay, no shorter work week, for none of the conventional rewards of a strike. And could the mines really be made safe? At best, mine safety was a relative thing. Said I. N. Bayless, president of the Union Pacific Coal Co., owner of the two mines certified as safe: "On the day of inspection these two mines just happened not to have anything wrong called to the attention of the inspector. Many other mines are equally safe...
...Rhythm's the Thing. In the cycle theory, the basic elements are trends and cycles. Trends are the long-term rates of growth, while cycles are the shorter up-&-down deviations which take place during the growth. Dewey & Dakin hold, along with Alvin H. Hansen and other "mature school" economists, that the end of the U.S. economy is leveling off, that it has matured. Consequently, the downswings of the cycles may become deeper because there is less & less new growth to counteract them...
...unlimited class, mammoth Dave Gill mauled shorter, spirited Johnny Watkins for six minutes, but the latter's sharper, stinging punches won him the decision. Al Petite took 125-pound laurels on default from Phil O'Keefe...