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Word: wrote (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...gentlemen who wrote the letter to the Crimson Thursday morning have a concept of democracy which is incredible; it can leave only the impression that they are seeking for a rationalization to justify an attempt to break up a sincere and serious meeting. Surely democracy and freedom of speech do not imply that when a group of people wish to gather together because of a common interest, they must invite all those whom they feel opposed to that interest to join with them and defeat their ends. Last night's meeting was called specifically for those who wished to protest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 11/17/1939 | See Source »

Richard Pitts '41, President of the Harvard Socialist League, an organization supporting Trotsky, also wrote in support of Browder's speaking at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Corporation Withholds Its Permission for Browder Speech, Answers Tenure Critics | 11/14/1939 | See Source »

...more difficulty arose when Nancy wrote Detroit's Council for permission to build the tower. Belle Isle is a city park and playground, site of Detroit's Conservatory, scene of its summer Symphony concerts. Council President Edward J. Jefferies Jr. wanted to know who was going to pay a carillonneur's salary in years to come. Nancy explained: her chimes would need no expert, salaried carillonneur. She got her permit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Bells for Nancy | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...Alcohol is a sex depressant and not a stimulant" (as Shakespeare rightly noted when he wrote: "It provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...wholesale transfers which began last week are not in accord with the intention of those who wrote and voted for the recent neutrality legislation, Wild believes, since Congress intended that no American ships should carry goods to belligerents, regardless of what flag they were flying...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wild Strikes at Panama Registry As Morally Unfair | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

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