Word: wings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dictatorship of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus), seems a pathetic farce. Shakespeare tells how Cleopatra finally withdrew her 60 galleys from the action and fled in her sumptuous royal barge, whereupon She once being loof'd, the noble ruin of her magic, Antony, claps on liis sea-wing, and (like a doting mallard) leaving the fight in heighth, flies after...
Outside of Lindbergh isolationists, who saw the country careening into war, and out-&-out left-wing factions like the American Peace Mobilization group, which demonstrated noisily on the Capitol steps last week, opposition formed along partisan lines. Republicans, more distrustful of the man than of his position, were reluctant to grant Franklin Roosevelt another tittle of power. Substitute proposals were belatedly discussed. Most generally favored: a $2,000,000,000 credit to Britain which she could use on her own responsibility to purchase supplies. Proponents of the bill pointed out that such a device might spoil the coordination between...
There was no more scoring until the middle of the third period, when Beebe converted left wing "Woody" Redmon's pass for the second Crimson goal. Princeton did a lot of pressing during the last two periods, but "Red" O'Neill kept his goal uncrossed with one close squeak and several spectacular saves...
Thus, effective regulation of child labor must await the passage of the Child Labor Amendment- to give Congress the power to protect children not under the wing of the commerce clause. It has been waiting a long time. Since 1924 the battle for State ratification has proceeded painfully against organized opposition and unorganized indifference. To date only 28 of the necessary 36 States have joined the humanitarian line-up. The Amendment has been fought all along the way by the propaganda and high-pressure lobbying of powerful interest groups. But a nation-wide poll conducted in 1937 gives a majority...
Dick Noone at center teams with Gordio McGrath and Bill Claflin for the second line, and the third line which may see action is composed of George Gebelein and Caleb Loring at two of the posts. Jock Elliott and Dem Lloyd are engaged in a struggle for the other wing. George Dreher and Bill Stedman line up as spare defensemen...