Word: filed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first time this fall, call slips of books, which have already been charged out, are placed in a special file, so that officials can have an exact record of the works in greatest demand. In this way, librarians can tell from day to day whether more duplicate copies of any works are needed...
...lengthy talk failed to change her mind. Her reasons for coming out for Roosevelt: his experience, his prestige in the democratic world, her faith in his ability to "be a very great man in an emergency," her belief that he has "the confidence of the rank and file." Said she: "Mr. Willkie might also in time come to have that confidence. I think he would. But he does not have it now. He would have to win it and in winning it some of his supporters would be his greatest liability. Roosevelt has it, and time is of the essence...
...Most harassed little party was the Communist. In most States a political party must score a certain minimum number of votes to keep its place on the ballot; if it loses its place, must then file nominating papers to get back on. Signatures on Communist nominating petitions were being investigated by the Dies Committee and American Legionnaires, turned over to local prosecutors. Many a signer told investigators he had thought he was approving a new schoolhouse or playground...
...judicial complaisance Cuba's tough, bronze little boss, Fulgencio Batista, got the job of President of the Republic, which he had badly wanted ever since he was elected, but not certified, last July. Immediately after last summer's national elections, Batista's varied opposition began to file complaints of some 2,000 local voting frauds which threatened to delay the President-elect's inauguration many months until Cuba's courts could pass on the evidence. But last week Cuba's Supreme Court, which fortnight ago had admitted the legality of the 2,000 complaints...
Students who wish to obtain H.A.A. Contribution Tickets together must file their applications at the same time. All seat locations assigned will be final...