Word: allowance
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...difficult to disagree with anyone who claims that the means do not justify the end. But Senator Vandenberg has clouded the argument by his appeal for cricket. When the rule was adopted in 1917, its purpose was to allow two-thirds of the Senate to prevent a filibuster; the fact that later on the Dixiecrats joyfully discovered a loephole is unfortunate, yet Barkley's effort to plug that loophole seems in no way a breach of ethics...
...Fritz Zwicky, astronomer, physicist and rocket expert of Caltech, has developed such an engine for the U.S. Navy, which presumably hopes to use it in torpedoes or in anti-submarine devices. The Navy is so excited about it that it won't allow Swiss-born Astronomer Zwicky to open his mouth on the subject. It has also warned Aerojet Engineering Corp. of Azusa, Calif., which is working on the device, to keep it quiet...
...action was taken to facilitate public release of "Touch of the Times," Ivy Films' 1949 production, and to allow members to share whatever profits may accrue from its showing, Yoder said...
...flood comes roaring down the Blue Nile and the neighboring Atbara when moist seasonal winds blowing across central Africa hit the high mountains of Ethiopia. A dam at the outlet of Lake Tana on the Blue Nile's headwaters will deepen the lake by about 13 feet, and allow it to hold in reserve for the dry season some 1,400 billion gallons of water. With necessary roads, power plants, etc. in wild Ethiopia, this dam is expected to cost $28 million...
...reiterated their plea, "Give us more time and more credit for good will." The patience of the West, of the East, and of the Indonesian Republicans, however, was brought to an end by the Dutch "police action" on December 19 against Jokjakarta, the Republican capital. Since then, willingness to allow the Netherlands to find a solution for her former colony has vanished...