Word: goings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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From America's point of view we are insane to think that the time to oppose the Germans-if we ever are going to-is when they land armed forces in this hemisphere. If things go on as they have been for the last three years, the Germans will never have to land a man. Even Napoleon had to admit, in the end, that ideas are all-powerful, and the ideas of Nazidom are penetrating throughout South America. They have the prestige of success, and the democracies offer -well, what do they offer...
...total grant of $25 per month for needy oldsters in States willing to give $10, a maximum of $40 in States giving $17.50. This plan's author was Senator Connally of Texas. Colorado's Johnson got it further provided that no Federal money at all shall go to States that fail to give at least $10. For child and maternal health service the Senate upped the House's $3,800,000 to $5,820,000, for crippled children from $2,850,000 to $3,870,000 (Wisconsin's La Follette). The bill went to conference...
...Ecker of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. stepped before the committee to suggest, politely, that the Government has gone far enough with low-cost Housing in the rental field, since that is the field (as distinct from the home-owning field) into which large private capital seeking profit might go if encouraged...
...know why the Italians, just at the height of the tourist season, had deprived themselves of badly needed foreign exchange. The Italian explanations were not much help. First, it was announced that foreigners were ordered out because of widespread "espionage" in the South Tyrol. Next, they had to go for "military" reasons...
...Scanlan had set Norway on its ear by staging an Oslo show for Chicago Skater Bobby McLean that grossed $76,000. The Henies and Mr. Scanlan saw something attractive in each other. In 1935 they put their heads together over Sonja. The Henie filmplaner were simple. Sonja was to go out in a blaze of amateur glory in the 1936 Olympics, then cash in before she became that bitterest of all drugs on the market, an ex-champ...