Word: blockings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...course the Vultee strike is a serious matter at this time of breakneck rearming. Of course a strike which ties up production of the Army's basic training planes should be settled as soon as possible. But the stumbling block in the path to adequate defense is not the union requesting a decent living wage; it is the selfish obstinacy of vested interests, guarding fat dividends and munificent executive salaries, by capitalizing upon the imperative character of the present national emergency. And the Vultee strike situation is merely symptomatic of the attitude of the interests and men who dominate...
Roosevelt described an engagement between Japanese warships and coastal fortifications in which the usually favored land batteries were ineffective. This incident, together with the known power of their navy, convinced him that any attempt of the United States to block a Japanese attack on the Dutch East Indies would be futile...
...attempt of either nation to stage an offensive in waters far from home bases could only result in disaster, and any decisive victory might require years of fighting. In spite of our weakness in the Far East, Roosevelt suggested that we might well block a Japanese infringement of our rights by a concentration of ships at Manila, and by threatening to place an embargo on Japan...
HARVARD '44 YALE '44 Aldrich or Teal, l.e. r.e., Hoopes or McTernan Mallett (C), l.t. r.t., Constantin DeCoster, l.g. r.g., Ruebel Mason, e. e., Overlock Lawrence, r.g. l.g., Block Parson, r.t. l.t., Stack Cummings, r.e. l.e., Dent Blanchard, q.b. q.b., Ferguson (C) Johnson, l.h.b. r.h.b., Taylor O'Donnell, r.h.b. l.h.b., Mahoney Anderson or Cowen, f.b. f.b., Burke...
Question in many an independent exhibitor's mind was why Arnold had proved so lenient, failed to insist on his threatened divorce. Official explanation: the divorce threat was merely a means to a lesser end-the end of block booking. The Big Five, who have ducked an expensive legal battle and still have their theatres, are not complaining. But their costs will rise for three reasons: 1) salesmen must make the rounds once every few weeks instead of annually; 2) there must be more good pictures, fewer "turkeys," or sales will flop; 3) the new arbitration setup will cost...