Word: generaled
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...economic as well as political which seems to be a peculiar feature of many publications in this country (TIME included), that we cannot be unduly surprised at the odd and confused mixture of facts and misstatements with which TIME reports urbi et orbi (Dec. 4) the results of the general elections in Cuba for delegates to the Constituent Assembly which is to draft a new Cuban Constitution...
Tick-timed, effectively voiced, the Dewey speech bettered his flying start. Yet at week's end, after carefully considering everything, wise oldsters of the Republican National Committee definitely ticketed young Mr. Dewey for the No. 2 spot in the 1940 G. O. P. race. General (and damning) opinion was: Tom Dewey has no chance for the Presidency, but will make the best Vice Presidential nominee either party has had since Theodore Roosevelt...
Question. Last week, when Republican leaders assembled in Washington, correspondents were surprised to find that the biggest question was: What will Herbert Hoover do? General agreement was that at next year's convention he will control at least 200 of the 1,000 delegates. Of course the Republicans agreed that 1940 would see the New Deal's end. But general agreement, not only in Washington D. C., but in Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, etc., was that, with stage set, audience waiting, superspectacle prepared-with a fine cast of characters, a wonderful story, a happy ending-the star performer...
...local union than to permit small, irresponsible groups to shut down a plant employing thousands of workers. Where small groups threaten unauthorized action [i.e., sit-downs or slowdowns] ... it is the duty of the local union to support the temporary placing of workers on the job to avoid a general shutdown...
...have been surprised that Maury was in trouble. Politics is a tough business, and Bexar County is no Sunday school. When Maury Maverick got licked for re-election to Congress, he started to come back by getting himself elected Mayor of San Antonio. In his campaign he promised a general clean-up of the city. When he was elected, he started to make good his promise. Result: obvious to any freshman in political chemistry...