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...from seven to 14, the five little thinkers played the title roles in a new NBC show called the Quiz Kids, sponsored by Alka-Seltzer. Standing up under a fierce grilling on mythology, ornithology, spelling, music, breeds of dogs, the Chicago prodigies left listeners awed with the scope of their learning, a trifle doubtful that the program was entirely unrehearsed. Snorted Variety: "If Alka-Seltzer is as remarkable for a hangover as these smarties, then the cure-all of the century comes in a long glass tube." Last week once again the Quiz Kids went through their paces, sounded just...
Thunderous in the press and in letters to Capitol Hill was the demand that Congress stay in Washington, get on with a job whose scope and shape were as yet un known...
Therefore, when the force and scope of the German penetration was realized and when the new French Generalissimo, General [Maxime] Weygand. assumed command in place of General Gamelin, an effort was made by the French and British Armies in Belgium to keep holding the right hand of the Belgians and give their own right hand to the newly created French Army which was to advance across the Somme in great strength...
Because of the broad scope of the race rules, representatives of almost every class and every aptitude will be present. The wherries will christen the afternoon's activities, but since there are only five contestants entered in this primary class, little can be said about the rowers' chances...
...burden of adjustment lies partly with the scientists themselves. Dean Donham stated; they must "consciously direct scientific thought toward social problems." But more important in his opinion are the responsibilities of government administrators. Here "the scope of political action must be clearly defined." Detailed control of business, in his opinion, requires great bureaucracies, which in return require a dictator with "power to break through the coils of red tape if the machine is to function...