Word: wave
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Arlington Park's operating methods are remarkable because they are unique. Its success is remarkable because it is nothing of the sort. A wave to reform Reform laws against gambling swept the U. S. in 1933. Gambling is now legal in 26 states and the renaissance of horse racing that started in 1932 is still booming. Since 1933 14 new tracks have opened and $3,000,000,000 have been wagered. As noteworthy as the success of Chicago's Arlington Park has been that of at least two other major U. S. establishments officially dedicated to improving...
When the weather makes national news, a place called Hell, Mich, is likely to get into it somehow. Last winter editors were not above informing their readers that Hell had frozen over. In the midst of last week's heat wave the Associated Press supplied its members with an item to the effect that Hell was fairly roasting...
...into the water greeted by large crowds with respectful applause, indignantly discovered that, in order to reach the springboard for practice, they had to stand behind long queues of merry Long Island City sports who were delighted because the opening of the new 20? pool coincided with the heat wave. Once reached, the springboard turned out to be an ordinary plank, instead of the special article called for by A. A. U. regulations. Swimmers were even more horrified to find the pool full of screaming children who, on the hottest day in New York's history, showed no inclination...
...Depression, plus a wave of strikes and racketeers, had brought Cleveland to its knees. First rally was organization by the Advertising Club...
...saying he was sure he would get justice (TIME, June 15). Last week special London police squads were assigned to handle expected crowds at His Majesty's departure. During the month, however, British public opinion had changed so completely that scarcely 50 people were on hand to wave good-by to the Emperor's first-class Pullman. He took second-class on reaching the Continent and as his Geneva-bound train halted at Paris the King of Kings was greeted by one lone French official. That night, outside His Majesty's compartment door, one of Ethiopia...