Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...under arrest since last August's riotous break with the British, was in a weakened condition last week. From the Aga Khan's palace at Poona, Gandhi made his first public attempt to get back into the political stream since a 21-day fast had failed to gain him his freedom (TIME, March 15). The move had been prompted by Jinnah himself...
...highly delicate situation that faces us in the world ... the Catholic hierarchy has indeed taken upon itself a grave responsibility in thus introducing the divisive elements of sectarianism, bigotry and religious intolerance. Lovers of democracy everywhere will be shocked at this open-handed effort to gain ecclesiastical advantage at the expense of the very principles for which free men are fighting...
...Machinists' Union announced its withdrawal from A.F. of L. Thus the prospective A.F. of L. gain of Lewis' 600,000 mine workers was offset by the loss of 565,000 machinists. The machinists' grievance, 29 years old, was jurisdictional...
Against this gain the Chinese on their side this week could record the first solid tactical success in three weeks: swiftly marshaling a unit of undisclosed strength behind the southern flank, they turned the Japanese line, broke into the pass of Yuyangkwan, ousted a Japanese garrison and sent troops hotfoot after the Japanese retreating toward the east. The Chinese Air Force, for the first time in three years, was making an all-out effort to support ground operations, and elements of America's Fourteenth Air Force moved up to the Central China area for strategic bombing...
State Senator Seymour Halpern heard about the conditions from some Creedmoor workers. He went to see for himself, disguised by a stubble beard and an old coat to gain entrance as an inmate's visitor...