Word: white
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...destiny was as kind to the tycoon as it was cruel to 1,450 Canadian and U. S. travelers who sought last week to get home from thunderous Europe. In the 13,581-ton S. S. Athenia of the Donaldson Atlantic Line (affiliate of Cunard-White Star) they embarked at Glasgow, Belfast and Liverpool for Montreal. At 8:59 p. m. Sunday, about 200 mi. west of the Hebrides, a mortal explosion suddenly rocked and ripped the Athenia's, hull, killed perhaps 100 passengers & crew, started her sinking fast. All hands got safely into lifeboats. One of the first...
...Commons was garbed for war. Still cool, dressed in a black suit and wearing a wing collar, Mr. Chamberlain began, "I do not propose to say many words tonight." He said about 2,000. He spoke in a low voice, fiddled with notes written on small sheets of white paper. He said that Britain's defenses were stronger than in 1914. His voice broke slightly when he read Britain's ultimatum. It grew angry when he said that if Poland remained undefended every country in Europe would fall by the Nazis' "sickening technique." There was a roar from the House...
...piece is the better choice, but if the figure is heavy brassiere and well-boned corset may be preferred. Knickers should be in Directoire style, with elastic at waist and knees, in any dark shade preferred. Nurses and other national workers who wear light frocks will still choose white or the pinks, peach or pastel blue underwear shades...
...every ten people in Poland (total population: 35,000,000) is Jewish. The reactionary, white-collar Endeks (National Democratic Party) have tried to persuade the Government to adopt Nazi tactics of persecution. The Jews, who live for the most part in ghettos and who persistently wear the black coats, beards, yamilkes (skullcaps) and haircuts the Tsars forced on them many years ago, have not had a happy time in Poland. Nevertheless, Poland's Zionists last week declared that 3,500,000 Jews "wait in full preparedness" to do their part in defending the country...
...Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, White Russian S. S. R., Azerbaijan S. S. R., Georgian S. S. R., Armenian S. S. R., Turkomen S. S. R., Uzbek S. S. R., Tadzhik S. S. R., Kazak S. S. R., Kirghiz...