Word: interest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...restrained until the military force of those countries, allied with the economic power of the United States, is far greater than his, then there will be no war. Without committing herself to a military alliance, the United States can supply that restraining force. It is in her own interest to do so, for any major war on the continent will surely involve her. President Roosevelt is moving in the direction of cooperation by drawing public opinion out of its traditional isolation, by plugging for repeal of the atrociously misnamed "Peace Act" of 1937, and, yesterday, by throwing the weight...
...this is of academic interest to Harvard, no more. Cambridge students might conceivably applaud the crusading "News" for its sensational controversy, and might further suggest that this portrait of the typical Yale man be entombed with sundry other material in the steel shaft down at Oglethorpe which is to be opened in the year 8000. Beyond this, the big fight reminds them of tempests and teapots. Harvard men, with their much publicized and smugly-prized indifference, fall off of the other side of the wall. Which is the worse is a decision for the gods. Mortals can hope, however...
...regard to your news story of Saturday, March 11, "Trotskyites Disrupt Communist Meeting," I should like to offer a few corrections in the interest of more exact if less sensational journalism. Your story tells how "Continual remarks such as 'It's a lie' punctuated the remarks of the speaker." Now being responsible for that discourteous remark I should like to explain how and why it was made...
...contracts called for the city and the two companies to finance construction of the new subways jointly, then for the companies to operate them. The contracts, which run until 1967 and 1969, provide that the companies may take enough out of earnings to pay interest on the money they furnished and to make fat payments to a sinking fund. After certain other deductions, the city gets part of what is left. Most of the years there has been nothing left. The companies, which put up $334,000,000, have received some $500,000,000 in preferential allowances under the contracts...
...ballyhooed duel between Samuel Riddle's War Admiral and Maxwell (no relation) Howard's Stagehand fizzled when the pampered Riddle colt developed a slight fever three days before the race-when every seat in the Park had been sold. But Florida turf fans did not lose interest either...