Word: controls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...everyone knows, the sturdiest opponents of birth control in the U. S. have been Catholics. Catholic women once were passive in the matter, leaving to prelates denunciations of the movement. Lately, however, the women have assumed active antagonism. Last week, when the New York council of the National Council of Catholic Women met in Manhattan, they voted: "To continue actively the protest against all legislative measures, whether in the nation or in the State, which would permit the dissemination of information resulting in birth control, and so undermining the sanctities of family life...
...longer. Last week the Columbia and Mutual Circuits, long competitors, merged in a holding company, the United Burlesque Circuit. Their 45 theatres and 45 revolving shows emerge as the only burlesque "wheel" in U. S. Aside from scattered, independent burlesque stock companies the field is clear to the control of the United...
...rivalry as bitter as any clash of armies. Usually the great oil powers respect each other's prices, markets, territories. Shell is rival of Standard of N. Y. and the powerful Standard of New Jersey (a separate concern whose attitude in the controversy is not yet clear) for oil control of the world. The price war may foreshadow a far reaching, dangerous disagreement with jealous, potent British commercial interests...
...Batchelder '31 made several flashy runs down the ice, but the rough surface made it hard to control the puck...
...situation here in Yunnanfu," he continues, "is very critical. Robbers are in control of the railway and in order to have peace I rented a small railway car, locked all entries, closed all windows, and blinds, barricaded the door and then I had an unmolested journey. The country is in a bad way. A battle is expected any moment for the control of Yunnanfu. Troops are facing each other only 30 miles east of the city wall. To the south Tooyin of Zemao has declared his independence and has called all the pirates to his assistance. Nevertheless I am going...