Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Despite the fact that these lines fly mostly at night, usually in filthy weather, over terrain which alternates fantastic Chinese-print mountains with treacherous rice-paddy terraces, they have had no serious accidents which were not brought on by Japanese guns. Because traditional modes of transportation in free China-oxcart, ass, camel, over miserable roads-are unbearably slow, and because trucks so often break down in Chinese hands, these lines are so heavily booked that some passengers have to wait a month for a seat. The planes are always filled to maximum capacity. Eurasia flies Junkers...
...last earning the title which the city long ago assumed but never quite deserved-"Paris of the East." The Nippon bar, hangout of lonely, pleasure-bent males, and the Colorado, more elegant and respectable cabaret, keep open nightly until 5:30 a.m. On the less naughty side of Bucharest serious politicians relax at famed Café Capsa. The big, swanky outdoor terrace of the Cercul Militar (Army Club), facing the Calea Victoriei, is filled nightly with resplendently uniformed officers and smartly turned-out women. Caviar, juicy steaks, pastries oozing with whipped cream-all verboten in many a war-nervous area...
Royal Rake. Carol's life is the story of the Rake's Progress in reverse, a tale of the dissipated, headstrong young man who got better as he got older, winding up a serious-minded, at times even enlightened, ruler. In point of fact, Carol was never a black sheep. He was as good a product as was likely to come out of the court in which he was reared-a court which reeked with corruption and vice, which was ruled by a conniving and ruthless camarilla, in which mother was pitted against son, brother against brother, sister...
Latest arrival on the rapidly mounting Crimson injury list is none other than tailback Charley Spreyer, who turned up with a slightly lame right leg this morning. With Macdonald definitely out of the entire fray and Spreyer unable to play a full 60 minutes, Coach Harlow has a serious tailback problem on his hands. Bob James, skilled passer, will probably step into the feature role when Spreyer needs relief...
...University's action "raises serious questions of free speech. The reasons assigned by Mr. Greene are suave, persuasive and well stated. But they are sophistry," the Massachusetts Committee statement said...