Word: curtly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Order of Things." The agreement contained only 419 words, consisted of a preamble and six short articles. The preamble was bombastic, the articles curt, clear, complete. Excerpts...
This week, Packard directors met to consider the deal. The meeting lasted all afternoon, while reporters waited. To them was handed a curt announcement: the Rolls-Royce project had been discussed, but "many matters require further study." Max Gilman apologized for a statement which "you [reporters] will probably think is a dud." It was by no means certain that the contract would be signed. Bill Knudsen's effort to get 9,000 Rolls-Royces seemed to carry a jinx...
...spent a busy spring denouncing U. S. "war plans," and failing to denounce the Communazis. Last week their guess was proved correct and President Ruthven showed that he was not fooling. To a number of Michigan students (the A. S. U. said nine), home for vacation, he sent a curt lote: "It is the decision of the authorities of the University that you cannot be readmitted to the University." Others got warnings. Pressed for explanations, he added: "You have been a disturbing influence...
President Sam Breadon $200,000 for Medwick. Breadon h-mmmm-phed. Last year, when he repeated his offer, Breadon h-mmmm-phed again. Last week, with the Cardinals in seventh place and hopelessly out of the running, Breadon finally surrendered. To Brooklyn went Medwick (and 33-year-old Pitcher Curt Davis, who has failed to win a game this year*) in exchange for four Dodgers and a bagful of cash, the contents of which remained undisclosed-other than it was more than the $185,000 the Cardinals received for Dizzy Dean two years...
Republic Aviation is proud of its share in this and regrets that TIME, while curt and clear, was incomplete in reporting the record...