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Word: tooing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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It was the first time that M.I.T. had been defeated in four years of dinghy sailing Because of the lack of wind the sailing was not too good, and the last race was called off. Thus the outcome is still debatable.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Williams Wins Dinghy Race With Crimson in Fifth Place | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Pitt-innumerable others-touched the high places when they were much too young, according to our Constitution (which is soft in spots) to have been Presidents of the United States. At 32 Alexander Hamilton became the first and greatest of all Secretaries of the Treasury but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 30, 1939 | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

But Mr. Andrews tripped himself on conflicting interpretations, had to be corrected by his embarrassed subordinates. Southern Congressmen, buttering up Mr. Andrews in Washington, privately advised their employer-constituents to pay no attention to the law. Employers who wanted to comply began to complain, along with Labor, that gentle Elmer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Elmer Out | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

This was, in effect, a threat. How much weight did it carry? Did the Japanese take it seriously? U. S. newsagencies immediately queried State Department officials, who endorsed the speech. Japanese news-agencies were told that they could not quote the speech at length; it was too important for public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Straight from the Mouth | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Then Clark Beach went to International News Service and found the Litticks had signed for that too. Said I. N. S.: "We prefer to deal with well-established papers." They had given the Litticks an exclusive contract, and since the Littick papers already held an Associated Press franchise, the News...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: 59-Day Wonder | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

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