Word: fining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...interstate commerce, except farming and industries already under Government regulation. The LSB was to set minimum wages up to 40? an hour, maximum hours down to 40 hours a week. Also included were strict child-labor limits. Infringement of the LSB rulings would be misdemeanors punishable by a $500 fine, six months in jail or both. Any such supervision over U. S. industry is naturally least acceptable to the South, whose industrial platform is that its climate and general living conditions diminish living costs and hence make equitable a lower wage rate than the North. Although the provisions...
...part composed of former lands of the German Empire, argued that if any former Imperial colonies are restored to Hitler's Germany "it is obvious" that similar colonial territory must be "proportionately restored" to Poland! This brilliant piece of Polish logic gave the French Foreign Minister a fine headache with which to start his tour...
...very fine coating of shellac makes an excellent base. This should be put on the skis with a cloth (not a brush) in order to obtain an absolutely smooth surface...
Some skiers prefer a wax base. The best waxes for this purpose are: Ostvye, "glister," or "Skaresmoring." A fine coating should be applied, which must be rubbed into the wood with the hand, and then rubbed smooth with a cloth. It should be allowed to cool and harden before applying the surface...
...director of athletics at Harvard is a fine fellow. He didn't brag last year or the year before, nor is he crying at present. He makes his report and then continues his work...