Word: spite
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...York citizens, in spite of a year-long muckraking inquiry into the city government, which is Tammany Hall, swept the Hall into complete municipal control once more. The Democratic State organization had hoped to elect a majority to the Assembly and thereby emasculate the Legislature's investigation of New York City officialdom, but when the vote was counted the Assembly was still Republican by a working majority of 5. The investigation will continue...
...spite of a ten-minute overtime period, the University soccer team was unable to defeat the Brown eleven, and was forced to content itself with a 2 to 2 tie yesterday afternoon on the Business School field...
...spite of concerted efforts in the third period to score, which resulted in both teams making drives that came within the 10-yard lines, Abington was not able to score until the last quarter, when Harvard fumbled a kick on the 25-yard stripe, and Abington recovered. A pass to the 5-yard line and three off-tackle plays took the ball over and tied the Harvard score. Meserve, Abington right half back made the touchdown...
...result of the success of the modern language tables at the Union, a dinner at which only Latin will be spoken in to be held by the Classical Club on Wednesday evening at 6.30 o'clock in the Leverett House dining hall. In spite of the fact that difficulties are expected to arise in finding words to suit the modern table conditions. Dr. A. H. Chase '27, president of the club, believes that this will not greatly hinder the general table conversation...
...Cartel. "A cartel without Mr. Ford would be useless and hence we are forced to continue our present wasteful, extravagant methods in spite of the depression." So last week spoke Andre Citroen, Europe-bound, after explaining that unwillingness to cooperate on Mr. Ford's part had dashed his plans for an automobile cartel (TIME, Oct. 26).* Last week Ford's world 1931 production was estimated by the New York Daily Investment News at 800,000 cars, equal to the estimate for Chevrolet, greater than that of any other competitor. Also last week, a Ford wage-cut heralded...