Word: carefully
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Spain it was predicted that the war could now be settled without further fighting. Far from dreading Generalissimo Franco's entry into Madrid, the new junta could almost welcome it. Dr. Negrin had agreed to surrender on the one condition of no reprisals. The new Government would not care much about whether the Negrin Communist and Socialist supporters escaped reprisals. Generalissimo Franco could well afford to promise to save the necks of all others. But whether General Casado would be able to arrange an honorable surrender or be forced into a last-ditch stand, it was obvious that...
...these rallies, called recently in New York, Dean Gauss of Princeton admitted that the Society had, it was true, taken rather poor care of civilization, but announced that he, personally, was fully ready to start work in earnest, and hoped others would follow. "Science, humanity have already suffered too much through suppression of freedom of inquiry to make any policy of appeasement possible. . . . On that issue we hereby declare war," he said. But although Phi Beta Kappa men thrilled to the campaign title, "To the Defense," they found it hard to know just where to start in on the business...
Another plug for General Avila came from the National Peasants Federation, which claims 2,000,000 members. A one-time cavalry officer who has always taken care of the Army's wants while in office, General Avila already has the backing of a large share of Mexico's military men, who compose the third largest voting bloc...
Crown Prince Reza is the favorite of the Shah's eleven children. When Son Reza decided to marry an Egyptian an Iranian law, requiring that the heir to the throne marry an Iranian, stood in his way. The Shah soon took care of that. A special measure was passed making Princess Fawziya a citizen of Iran...
...useless to recommend the enactment of a parietal rule abolishing electric razors. The lobby of Messrs. Shick, Remington, Rand, and Sunbeam et al, would forestall that measure. Nor is it possible to require suppressors on all razors, for such regimentation is obviously impossible. Better to suppress the shavers themselves. Careful consideration, however, leads but to one conclusion; owners of electric razors must to all costs read their daily radio programs with great care. Let them learn when Paderewski, Artie Shaw, Bob Benchley, Bea Wain, Information Please, and other necessities of life are due; ten let them rap the daily harvest...