Word: claim
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ambassador Shigemitsu's biggest claim to unhappiness was the way Japanese-British relations were going. Ever since his appointment in 1938, the Ambassador has worked hard for British friendship. Last week incident piled on incident...
...Another article . . . says that if residents of an unoccupied area take up arms voluntarily and resist invading troops and if they have had the time to organize themselves, they are to be regarded as military forces and can claim the recognized rights of armed forces for themselves [i.e., if captured, to be held prisoner, not put to death], provided they carry their arms openly and follow the rights and usages...
...World War I, admitted he had lost a foot. He denied that he had told a falsehood in naming an engineer of Texas Corp. (his client) as his employer, but admitted he had failed to notify the bureau when he moved to Scarsdale. He also tried belatedly to claim diplomatic immunity. His driver's license was revoked but he managed to have his car registration transferred to his wife...
...monopoly, Alcoa pointed to plenty of uncontrolled low-cost ore in Surinam (Dutch Guiana), high-cost ore in Arkansas. As for national defense, Alcoa pointed to $26,000,000 worth of plant expansion in 1937, $30,000,000 worth last year. As for the ingot monopoly, Alcoa's claim has always been that anyone was at liberty to compete, but few had ever tried. Last week, in the nick of time to strengthen Alcoa's case, an ingot competitor hove into view...
Died. Dr. Frederick Albert Cook, 75, surgeon and explorer whose claim that in 1908 he discovered the North Pole was denied by rival discoverer Peary; following a cerebral hemorrhage; in New Rochelle, N. Y. Jailed (1925-30) on a charge of mail fraud in promoting an oil company, he was pardoned by President Roosevelt barely three weeks...