Word: taken
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After seven years of power, business-like Dictator Kemal is itching to save wasted hours. But he is cautious. Last week he merely tabled before the National Assembly a bill which, if taken up and passed, would make the first day of the Turkish week fall on what is now the third, the second on the fourth, the third on the fifth, and so on. This would make Juma, the day of rest and worship, fall on the Christian Sunday, yet preserve the traditional sequence of Turkish days of the week. Even simpler than daylight saving, the Kemal plan...
...Fortnightly, for many years, the Syndicate has given "sights" or options on packets of assorted diamonds. Buyers have inspected the packets for "loupe-clean" diamonds?diamonds perfect under the jeweler's magnifying glass?have taken the "sights," have always redeemed them later in justified fear of syndicate displeasure...
...silent stories she could talk a difficult emotional role better than most contemporary stage actresses. Now she is Katherine from head to heels?a stormy, pretty vixen with just a shadow of pout left to remind you that she was once called "America's Sweetheart." Lucky children will be taken by wise parents to see this Taming of the Shrew during Christmas holidays. Best shot: the marriage scene of Katherine in her fine gown and Petruchio who comes late to church, in Fool's motley, eating an apple...
...What chance is there that a group of Juniors who have been living together in the same entry or dormitory for the last two years might all be taken into the same House as a "group...
...University hockey team will dedicate. Dartmouth's new indoor rink in a game to be held at Hanover on February 8, it has been announced. The dedication exercises will take place during the annual Dartmouth winter carnival. Harvard has taken the place usually held by Yale in being scheduled for this game. The Yale basketball team, however, will be in Hanover to oppose the Indians during the week...