Word: flints
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Next day reporters rushed to Secretary Hull's regular press conference at 12:30 p. m. "Gentlemen," said the Border Statesman, giving them a glacial stare, "I have nothing to say on the City of Flint or transference to the Panama flag...
...Spunkiness of the small nations clustered around Germany was one of the best clues to Europe's rapidly changing lineup. Defenseless Norway dared to disregard a strong German protest that the internment of the Nazi prize crew that captured the U. S. freighter City of Flint was an unfriendly act. Little Yugoslavia mustered enough independence to send home unsatisfied a Nazi trade delegation that had tried to increase delivery of goods to Germany. Rumania, hardest-pressed of the Balkans, felt secure enough from Nazi wrath to decrease her oil deliveries from 4,100 tons to less than...
Until 1717 the Corporation consisted of all the tutors in the college. In that year the Fellows elected three settled ministers, omitted two tutors. Three years later Tutors Sever, Robie, and Flint petitioned the Board of Overseers for their election as Fellows...
...when City of Flint reached Haugesund, it dropped anchor anyhow. Norwegian officials went aboard and asked why the Germans had disobeyed their decision. "Orders from my Government," said the prize chief. Norway at once interned the prize crew, released City of Flint to her captain to go wherever he had a mind (see p. 16). He headed for neutral Bergen to wait for the political nor'easter to wane. Germany, in a great show of fury, protested to Norway. Norway coolly rejected the protest, with a review of the case which made it look very much as though Germany...