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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last March British and Chinese bankers, partly backed by the British Treasury, up a $50,000,000 exchange stabilization fund, pegged the Chinese dollar at 17? A surprisingly stable currency the dollar retained its value despite Japanese currency raids, Chinese military de^at" apanese political pressure on Great Britain. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN -GREAT BRITAIN: Formula | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

Who started the current game of frontier sniping along the Khalka River is not clear, but last week the Japanese were ready to call it quits. Kwantung Army communiqués announced the destruction of 39 Soviet Mongol planes, bringing its total claimed bag to nearly 500, but beside some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OUTER MONGOLIA: Quits | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

If these four do not measure up to expectation, there are at least three other able candidates:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hot Shots | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

If Martians were planning to send the Earth a signal, this week would be the time. If they send a light signal, the beacon will have to be of at least one and one-half trillion candlepower to be visible in Mt. Wilson's 100-inch telescope. No plans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Beyond Earth | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

> 23-year-old Gene Mako of Los Angeles, who has played doubles (with Don Budge) on three Davis Cup teams and will probably be selected for the doubles again this year (maybe with Parker) if he can keep his mind off swing bands and the drums he loves to play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hot Shots | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

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