Word: hindered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cars Hinder Firemen...
...attempt to hamstring the NAACP, states have passed a long series of laws which often require a considerable period of time to have repealed in the courts and which are designed specifically to hinder the NAACP. In 1956, Virginia passed laws requiring registration with a state agency of all persons promoting racial integration or legislation, and providing for an investigation of individuals or organizations contributing funds for litigation to which they are not a party. A $100,000 fine levied by an Alabama court against the Association for refusing to produce membership lists and financial records was taken for review...
INTERSERVICE RIVALRY: The President ordered that William M. Holaday, special Defense assistant for missiles, be given full authority to crack down on what Ike called "alleged interservice rivalries" that might hinder missile development. No more than Killian will Holaday be a missile czar. Rather, he will be a Pentagon straw boss for missiles, working for the President through Killian and Defense Secretary Neil McElroy...
These failures and faults not only hinder France's solution of her own vital internal problems, but prevent her from participating positively in the international complex. An example of inefficiency was the constant failure to establish a consistent and coherent policy for Indo-China, resulting in prolonged equivocations and indecision...
Fifth Day. The Anglo-French Canberras, Venom Mark 45 and Corsairs finished the destruction of the Egyptian air force on the ground, then turned to strafing and bombing Egyptian motor convoys and strategic points which might hinder the landing in the Canal Zone. In frustration, the Egyptians sank seven blockships at various points in the Suez Canal (they can later be dynamited out of the way). Bombers picked out the transmitter of the Cairo radio. (A standby transmitter was back on the air in an hour, however...