Word: strays
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...long-suffering commuters who ride in & out of Manhattan on the dependably undependable Long Island Rail Road, the line is the target of countless bitter jokes-many founded on fact. In their time, the Long Island's trains have been delayed by stray dogs, wet leaves on the tracks, and sea gulls short-circuiting transformers. Its trains sometimes take the wrong switch and "get lost." Last week the comedy was taken to court. The Long Island's officers marched into Brooklyn's Federal Court and declared the road bankrupt, the first U.S. Class 1 railroad...
Morris Cohen had not gone far on his journey before he realized what his fate would be: he was a "stray dog" among philosophers, doomed to bite at many theories, but never to find one that answered all his questions. And so, he wrote, "I resigned myself to a position of skepticism towards all philosophical systems and system-builders." He refused to be one of the men & women who try to "remake God and the universe in their own images." His own plea to philosophers: "Why assume that where two philosophies differ one must be wrong? Two pictures...
...lived in tiny islands where the ancient customs are still in use. Helped by his ancestry and knowledge of the Maori language, he has been able to study and understand them as no mere white man could. In general, he believes, Polynesians are better off if they do not stray too far from ancient ways. Stimulating desire for imported foods, for instance, might prove disastrous. Their traditional houses are perfect for the climate and the life they lead...
Nakago's five square miles contain eleven hamlets scattered between the stray, stony ridges of fingerlike hills that protrude above its low-lying rice paddies. Nearly half Nakago's area can be cultivated and its families own an average of almost three acres. The wealthiest villager had 97 acres before land reform...
Communist armies stood outside Nanking last week. Nationalist troops gave no sign of preparing to defend the Yangtze. Nanking's sprawling government buildings were almost empty. A coolie, asleep in a ministerial chair, opened one eye and told a stray English caller: "Minister, he gone two days now. Not know where...