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...well-paid complacency by proposing to improve the steel worker's lot through an industry-wide strike. William Green rushed to Mike Tighe's side, helped him squelch this militant ardor, with the result that most of the newcomers quit the union in despair or disgust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Goal Behind Steel | 7/20/1936 | See Source »

...Amberley who is Helen's malicious, unscrupulous mother, Beppo Bowles, an aging homosexual, all appear and play their parts in forming the combination of interests, prejudices, dislikes, inhibitions, standards, that make up Anthony's character. Sometimes they merely exert a negative influence, as when Anthony recoils in disgust at the spectacle of Beppo's humiliation. Sometimes their influence is destructive, as when Mary Amberley persuades him to seduce his friend's sweetheart, causes his friend's suicide. But each incident exacts its influence or leaves its scar, leading Anthony along some path he has undertaken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mill Slaves | 7/13/1936 | See Source »

Scuttle, Scuttle, Scuttle, Up and up went Ethiopia's jig as a total of three central American countries resigned in disgust from the League (Guatemala, Honduras,Nicaragua) and Poland crashed through last week with a decree from Warsaw ending Polish Sanctions against Italy. Argentina seemed to be about the hardest nut for Britain to crack this week in the efforts of "Tony" Eden to crack all the Sanctions he was a leader in creating few months ago. Considering the British chiefly as customers for Argentine meat, supposing they meant all Mr. Eden had said against Italy, and being anxious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE: Jig Up? | 7/6/1936 | See Source »

Boston newspaper reporters made a call on the Winthrop House Polar Bares yesterday to interview the 300 cans of beer stored up for a celebration after divisional examinations. Much to the disgust of the College authorities, they sent back for the camera man to take photographs of the cans, piled up on a mantel-piece in B-entry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WINTHROP | 4/24/1936 | See Source »

Conant. Frankfurter, and the whole rotten bunch should go back to Moscow where they belong. Yours in absolute disgust, R. H. Goodell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A HEARST READER | 4/7/1936 | See Source »

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