Word: cancelling
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...every space fan knows, the spaceship will approach the moon tail first, its rocket motors blasting hard enough to cancel the speed of falling through the moon's gravitational field. As it nears the surface, it will extend three spring-cushioned legs on which (if all goes well) it will come to rest in a vertical position, undamaged and ready for the earthbound blastoff. This delicate maneuver requires a level landing site; if the spaceship were to hit the lunar equivalent of the Grand Canyon, it would have small chance of seeing the earth again...
...rush began, had factories and wholesalers ship directly to retail customers. They began using parcel post, also gave shoppers photographs of merchandise too bulky to send through the mail, and a promise of delivery as quickly as possible. An appeal by the A.F.L. to wives of union members to cancel their charge accounts fell flat...
...Cinema has not been forced to cancel any film showing because of industry pressure (or "crackdown" as you so dramatically phrase it). No film was scheduled for tonight, March 16, 1954, therefore it would have been impossible for us to cancel the film. When it was realized that hour exams are in full swing, that papers are due in many of the large courses, and that Stevenson is giving three lectures this week, we felt that the schedule was too full to warrant a motion picture. ... It is true that we did cancel "Kind Hearts and Coronets." However, we were...
...have not been recently warned by Mr. Lydon and were not forced to cancel "Tight Little Island." To my knowledge, "Tight Little Island" was never booked by us this year, it was considered at the first of the year as a possible choice. Even if it had been booked, though, we would have cancelled, not because we were forced to, but because of our policy of not competing with commercial theaters...
...booked 'Tight Little Island' and was forced to cancel it because of industry pressure. I would have disregarded the crackdown and taken the chance of getting out off by the industry if the Kenmore hadn't recently shown the film--then at least there would have been big money in it, but without the money it was not worth the risk." Mr. Krauss also said that because Ivy had broken industry rules, two producers have ceased supplying films...