Word: governs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Gommunist Party famed Deputy Dolores Ibarruri ("The Passion Flower") entered "reservations" against points in the Premier's program speech, but joined the rest of the Deputies in voting "unanimous confidence." No further Cortes session scheduled, the Leftist Cabinet will thus continue to govern by decrees, ratified at long intervals...
...Alumni Placement Office is another source of information. Whether or not the issue be placement, a senior or underclassman who can have a job for the asking when he graduates is welcome to come here to discuss the factors which should govern his decision. No effort will be made to reach any conclusions for him, nor will he be persuaded against his will even to consider other employment than that which has been offered...
After 18 months of shellfire, nervous shock, cold, and no peanuts at all, Pancho the elephant, largest and most inedible survivor of Madrid's El Retire Park Zoo, last week closed his little eyes and died of malnutrition. Next day the Leftist Govern-ment in Barcelona made a move it had threatened for over a year. To solve the food problem in Madrid, it ordered that all civilians not engaged in necessary war work must leave that city within 30 days or be evacuated, "by force if necessary." The necessity of using force seemed remote, for the Government...
Presents: from His Majesty's Govern-ment a $100,000 mansion, unexpectedly delayed in construction so that Paul & Margaritas had to move into a friend's house in Athens this week, before starting on their wedding trip; from His Majesty's Cabinet & Armed Forces a $10,000 emerald & diamond necklace; from the Greek Royal Yacht Club a yacht; from the President of France a tablecloth; from the Duke & Duchess of Windsor a gift (nature undisclosed) explained by announcing that "the Duke was an old friend of Prince Paul...
...soldiers' bonus in 1936, which accentuated inflationary sentiment that got out of bounds in the spring of 1937, drove prices and inventories too> high. As contributory factors he mentioned strikes, increased operating costs of railroads, lack of expansion by utilities and, finally, the attempt of the Govern-ment to reduce its contribution to consumer spending power. Said he: "Monopolistically controlled prices and wages which are now too high must be lowered and prices and wages which are too low, in relation to consumer purchasing power, must be raised...