Word: intendment
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Tootling his saxophone in London's Bond Street, Aubyn Rayinski, a Russian emigré, was commanded by Constable John Wells to take his noise elsewhere. Rayinski, who knows his rights, retorted: "I am a great artist. I must give my public satisfaction. I do not intend to move...
...final gesture of solidarity with an ally, the navy officially apologized to the U.S. for spoiling its party. "We did not intend to insult much-appreciated goodwill to Siam," said the navy, "but we were compelled by patriotic motives...
...strongest countercurrent to inflation was traced by the Federal Reserve Board in a cross-section poll of the buying intentions of 3,400 U.S. families taken during January and February. The board found that more U.S. consumers intend to hold on to their money during 1951; a smaller number than last year intend to buy an automobile, a TV set or a washing machine. Instead, they are salting away their incomes in savings accounts and U.S. defense bonds. As a result, personal savings rose sharply in May. Said the board: "These attitudes make the task of controlling inflationary pressures less...
...talks with the Iranian government. Forthwith they got a truculent ultimatum from Iran's finance minister: within three days the British must hand over 75% of their oil profits since March 20. Alternative: Iran would break off the talks. The British, who know that Iran needs money, and intend to play that card for all it is worth, replied that they were ready to make a "goodwill payment," but for the moment no more...
...suspected, at bluffing the morning Globe-Democrat into merging production facilities with the Star-Times -was not working out. Said Roberts: "As a businessman, I've given 36 years of my life to this business. But I'll be 60 next March, and I don't intend to go broke gracefully." The outlook for almost 600 Star employees, including 100 editorial staffers, was dark. Some of them grumbled that Roberts should have found a buyer who would keep the paper going. The P-D promised to hire "some, but not many"; the rest would leave with severance...