Word: doored
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Evidently you folks are not satisfied with the countless crimes that have been laid at my door; but you are now egging me on to commit the most serious of all crimes-murder-of the English language. That is one charge to which I would have no defense-so my barrister advises...
FRANCE Revolving Door...
...After 390 days of successful "immo-bilism" (patient compromise, appeasement, moderation), the government of mild little Henri Queuille headed last week for the nearest exit. The events of the week threw, once more, a glare on the weaknesses of coalition government and of the French "revolving door" system...
There is a growing army of futile door-to-door peddlers. Every day in apartment houses, Sfeuerbeamten (tax officials) stick tags on pianos, couches, chairs, attaching them for unpaid taxes. A third of the tenants are behind on rent...
...which has always proved a friend in need for Henry Kaiser, came through last week with a $34.4 million loan for Kaiser-Frazer. RFC said some of the cash would be used to tool up for a complete line of cars. (K-F now makes only four-door sedans.) Detroit also heard that about $5,000,000 would be used to turn out a car for under $1500 to challenge Ford, Plymouth and Chevrolet. Henry Kaiser, who has paid back $67.6 million of his federal loans, now owes the government $149.8 million...