Word: disbanding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...federation (International Federation of Christian Trade Unions), were being excluded from the new organization. Reuther patched up this fight by a compromise: the Catholic unions (which are among the toughest anti-Communist fighters on the Continent) would be invited to come in, but would have to quit or disband their own international organization within two years...
...Young Progressives demanded yesterday that Harvard join with other universities to force the Navy either to abolish its loyalty pledge requirement for NROTC students or else to disband its college units...
...Administration economist, watching Louis Johnson's roughshod methods, snorted: "He's made two enemies for every dollar he's saved." In nine weeks he had antagonized: the White House (for his tendency to pop off to the press), the Marines (for privately threatening to disband their air arm), the aviation industry (for canceling other contracts in favor of the B-36), the Navy (for a host of bitterly resented indignities...
...again in the outer world, where wages were rising with a new period of prosperity. In 1854 a fire burned down the farm's flour mill and some other buildings. Though the loss involved only $9,000 (the farm was then worth $80,000), the members voted to disband. The farm was sold in parcels, the stockholders paid off, and the members went their own individual ways. The buildings slowly decayed...
Dean Leighton has already instructed Yard police and proctors to crack down on pyramiders. They are to break up all parties and tell the members to disband. Nevertheless, well over 30 meetings are scheduled for tonight, and it is doubtful whether any will be halted...