Word: threats
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...treating an honest desire for progress as a threat of political domination by a small clique of "Tory Rowers,' a few shrewd politicians were able to sterilize a ringing indictment of the present school system. This indictment, in the form of the comprehensive report by eight professors and seven school superintendents, placed the blame for 'Cambridge's thirty-year-old rut" squarely on Superintendent Tobin. It called for his removal and the reorganization of a fumbling, politically dominated administration. Mr. Tobin sputtered magnificently, but could not refute the charges against him. In desperation, be wondered what were the educational qualifications...
...hottest issue in the country. Because of the race-track competition, the National Lottery, whose profits go to the Ministry of Health, has a deficit. Retailers are up in arms because people spend all their money on five-and-six tickets. The press and clergy see a threat to morals...
Lowell is the passing threat of the combination and his practice tosses the last two weeks have shown accuracy and speed. Transplanted to the quarterback slot midway in the season, he seemed unsure of the position at first, but his nervousness has disappeared. West through the line and White around the ends are consistent ground gainers, and Bottenfield handles has halfback job with assurance on offense or defense...
Practice during the past weeks included two scrimmages against the Jayvees which brought smiles to Lamar. But reports of the series to triple-threat Cub backs on route from Providence have sobered things up around the Freshman field...
...commercial dailies also felt the threat of a swat. For four months, newsprint imports had been banned. Now the Government was letting paper in if buyers surrendered part of it for resale to the noisy pro-Perón press. Staunchly independent La Prensa, desperate for newsprint, was asked to give up half its incoming shipments; the more tractable El Mundo chain (one newspaper, six magazines, a radio station) could keep 70%. The warning to the press was clear: angle your stories right to stay in business...