Word: acted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was strong talk in Washington that the President would act soon, perhaps this week, and that his decision would probably be along these lines: 1) in return for a pledge from labor's chiefs to keep the peace, the Government would issue a directive permitting wage increases up to 15%; 2) industries, in return would be permitted to ask for increases in prices...
...Farm Security Act, prohibiting mortgage foreclosures in bad crop years...
...Third Count. Joyce's defense counsel (provided free under the Poor Persons Act) set up a simple and formidable defense: that Joyce was not a British subject. First Secretary H. E. Stebbins of the U.S. Embassy in London testified that Joyce's Irish father had become a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1894 (which, under U.S. law, would automatically make William a U.S. citizen...
...Minor (Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Hephzibah Menuhin, piano; Victor, 8 sides). The first 5,000 of these albums were erroneously labeled Sonata No. 2; red-faced Victor is now trying to correct its wrong red labels. Under either label it is the Seventh, and an agile brother & sister act. Performance: excellent...
With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey...