Word: hands
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Acheson insisted that the bill contained "the minimum amount required" to equip "the very modest forces" which Europe had on hand. The U.S. was not arming Europe to resist an all-out attack: "What is required is rather sufficient strength to make it impossible for an aggressor to achieve a quick and easy victory...
...Plan. Few legislators disputed the need for military aid; but many were critical of the manner, timing, and amount. Harry Truman had asked for virtually a free hand to allocate arms and money wherever and whenever he thought they were needed, on whatever terms he chose. Administration spokesmen admitted that they could not estimate accurately how long the program might run, or how much it would ultimately cost...
...magnificent brown, Picasso left off playing with his son long enough to deny that he was being domesticated. Grumbled Papa Picasso: "My painting hasn't changed, my subjects haven't changed. If I happen to paint a little girl it is because she happens to be at hand. If a piece of wood were at hand I would paint...
People seemed to have decided that the U.S. economy was in for another shot of inflation, with the Administration committed to a program of deficit financing. Some Wall Street professionals, on the other hand, were betting against it. In July, the New York Stock Exchange's short interest (i.e., the number of shares sold short by pessimists in expectation of falling prices) hit a 16-year peak of 1,844,313 shares...
Last week Small, who has come to regard himself as the Sheik's official cinema Boswell, hastily announced that he had his script in hand and was ready to begin shooting next month. With 20th Century-Fox willing to talk the matter over, Small was threatening Grippo with a court injunction and loudly protesting that he had thought of the movie first. Grippo, who also claimed to have a script on the way, said: "I'm of Italian extraction, same as he [Valentino] was, and I've been a fan of his for years...