Word: succeed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...after Admiral Harry Ervin Yarnell retired from command of the China fleet and came home in August to get from Franklin Roosevelt a Distinguished Service Medal for keeping the Japanese in line so far as U. S. nationals were concerned, he kept the fireball rolling. "If the Japanese plans succeed," the Admiral warned, "I doubt very much whether there will be any business for Americans in China." The Ambassador's slap, which was no less stinging for being deft, not only reminded the Japanese that they had been slapped before, but made them realize as never before that...
...magnificent fighters, the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire. These planes are both called interceptors. Their talent is getting up 10,000 feet in 4.8 minutes-to stop bombers. The Spitfire can go over 350 m.p.h. and does its spitting from eight Browning guns. If defensive flying can succeed, these two models...
...Albert Einstein, a group of promising Ph.D.s. This month Dr. Flexner saw his Institute (now richer by $3,000,000) move into its own building, Fuld Hall, on Princeton's outskirts. This week, 72 and ailing, Dr. Flexner retired as the Institute's director. To succeed him, the trustees elected Dr. Frank Aydelotte, 59, president of Swarthmore College and U. S. secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships (TIME, Oct. 16). Dr. Aydelotte will leave Swarthmore as soon as a new president can be found, meanwhile will divide his time between Swarthmore and the Institute. Having raised Swarthmore...
...Dick Harlow on his quarterback will be lifted today, and the orders are: Shoot the works. Against Bates and Chicago, passes and trick plays were held in reserve. Today the Crimson will have to dig deep into its bag of tricks and hope that enough of those puzzlers succeed...
...they may, no strength and no artifice will ever succeed in banishing from the human life the ills and troubles which beset it. If any, there are those who pretend differently-- who hold out to a hard pressed people freedom from pain and trouble, undisturbed repose and constant enjoyment--then cheat the people and impose upon them their lying promises only making the evil worse than before. The high debt of 40 billion for a nation of 130,000,000 inhabitants together with over 10,000,000 unemployed should be much more our common concern than the happenings in Europe...