Word: uniforms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With the publication of the results of the Herald-Tribune national driving survey coming shortly on the heels of the Crimson poll, it is interesting to compare the sentiments of the country at large with that of the undergraduate body. In both instances uniform traffic laws among states, and stricter driving tests were warmly urged. Although the College favoured compulsory insurance, the national sentiment gave it fourth ranking--probably seeing in it another manifestation of the "tax" goblin. As was to be expected, both groups condemned marking of offender's cars, and "governors". The former bears with it the taint...
...Uniform traffic laws," "strict drivers' tests," and "compulsory auto insurance" ranked first, second, and third in favor in the statistics compiled by the New York Herald-Tribune and the college newspapers...
...month during active service, with extra for flying risk. A daily allowance of $1 for living expenses is added; also every cadet is insured in the amount of $10,00 the government. At the end of the four year period a lump sum of $1200 will be paid. Uniform allowances are also supplied...
There newshawks chattered at the extended press tables. Capitol policemen in uniform circulated through the moving throng, trying to maintain order. A little knot of elderly financiers from Manhattan stood by themselves like new arrivals to be introduced at a large reception. And everywhere cameramen swarmed, climbed over one another, mounted chairs & tables, formed a living pyramid above half a dozen Senators who sat, all but lost from sight, at a long table at the end of the room...
...paid thousands of dollars in currency to secure these letters and to break up this infatuation. From time to time since that date, I have had to use special means for blocking what seemed to be infatuations on the part of Ann. Mostly these have occurred with men in uniform, regardless of their station." Back across the continent, from San Francisco, Daughter Hewitt snapped : "Mother has always felt that way about men in uniform, so naturally she expected me to. ... I was really forced to leave school because the fast conduct of my mother was open gossip. I could...