Word: wideness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Congress passed the second Agricultural Adjustment Act last month, most complex of its many complexities appeared to be the means whereby marketing quotas were to be established by a nation-wide vote of farmers. Last week, first two referendums held under the new bill indicated that at least this part of its machinery was in good working order. Farmers in 20 States went to filling stations, schools, grange halls to cast ballots on whether or not the Department of Agriculture should impose quotas on 1938 crops of cotton and tobacco. Counted by AAA County Committees and forwarded...
This struck British statesmen as amateurish, fantastic, dangerous. When the Prime Minister rose in the House of Commons he spoke with an air of firmness which fired Associated Press to fire Manhattan's World-Telegram to headline eight columns wide: "BRITAIN WARNS GERMANY-WILL MEET FORCE WITH FORCE." It was the Prime Minister's character and reputation, rather than his words, which gave this impression for Neville Chamberlain actually said: "The hard fact is that nothing could have arrested this action by Germany unless we and others with us had been prepared to use force to prevent...
With progressive education as much subject to attack as the New Deal, Roslyn's school troubles drew wide attention. Its school board quickly asked the New York State Department of Education to investigate. Last week, after a year's thorough probing, the State delivered its verdict in the case of Progressive v.Traditional Education in Roslyn...
...last week announced it was ready for additional orders from all comers, and among the first to be interested was American Airlines. The new ship will cost $340,500, have four 900 h.p. Wright Cyclone engines, wing span of 107 ft., length of 74 ft. The fuselage, 11 ft. wide, seats 33 daytime passengers, has berths for 16, reclining chairs for nine night travelers, accommodation for three flying officers, hostess and Filipino house boy. Its normal speed is around 200 m.p.h., range, with full 9,750-lb. load, about 1,000 miles. For $50,000 more* cabins can be sealed...
...fullback position is still wide open. Hans Carstein did a good job in this place on last year's team, but this spring Gav Hadden has been turning in some vicious tackling which may put him on the final fifteen...