Word: due
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Italian worker, even the unlettered peasant, replies [to Communist cries] by thinking of his son held as a war prisoner in Russia . . . and he automatically thinks the spaghetti he eats is due to the Americans...
Lately, however, the evictions have been carried out with a good deal of politeness. Twenty thousand mine workers were due to arrive in the town of Marienberg; housing was needed. To Marienbergers tapped for eviction, the bürgermeister distributed a circular: "The City of Marienberg will have to accommodate a large number of miners, some of whom will bring their families along. In order to arrange this . . . all persons who are unable to do mining work will be transferred to Olbernhau...
...very woodenness of the plot manages to increase this effect of mellow antiquity. Take Gaylord Ravenal, for instance. He is a Hero in Distress who, due to forces beyond his control, fails to support his Beloved Wife. He leaves her because he Loves her Truly. Finally, both of them Old and Gray, they Reunite on the Spot of their First Meeting. In order to communicate fully the spirit of the showboat era; it is almost necessary to have such a combination of stuffiness and conventionality. Ravenal is a stereotype of an age that took its stereotypes seriously. Consequently, although...
...important factor in the advance of reported profits." But inventory profits showed a declining trend in the first half of this year; if they were excluded, earnings would still show a rise through June. Current profit levels in wholesale and retail trades, the Department added, were probably lower, due to rising costs...
...Poll Due Tomorrow Patrick D. Dailey '50, chairman of the ticket committee, said every effort was being made to have the poll ready for distribution tomorrow noon in the dining halls...