Word: lende
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...known the Lend-Lease food was regarded as charity I would not have touched a mouthful nor given any to my children and from now on they can go without orange juice as I shall go without all American foods...
...made a where-have-I-seen-that-before picture. The ex-Vice-Presidential author of the 1924 Dawes Plan for reparations heard the ex-Presidential World War I debt expert sound some alarms on World War II debts. Hoover doubted that "much, if anything, of our 40 billions of Lend-Lease" would be repaid, but suggested waiting until "five years hence, when the shape of the world is more clear," instead of canceling the debts now. Meantime, he added, "we should demand that all the weapons we have sent on Lend-Lease should be destroyed...
...meet the threat of famine caused by a three months' drought, Russia will lend Rumania 150,000 tons of grain, repayable within one year. Interest rate: 5%. Russia will also take less Rumanian grain to feed Soviet occupation forces (between...
...T.U.C. General Secretary Sir Walter Citrine did his tactful best to smooth the waters. But the Congress bore Meany no hard feelings. From the rank&-file members of the T.U.C. he received a handsome gold watch. The presentation was made by President Edwards. Said he, twinkling: "This is not Lend-Lease...
Right in step were 1,000 U.S. banks. They prepared to participate, for the first time, in nationwide time-payment financing. Aiming at the lush household-appliance field, they announced the formation of the National Sales Finance Plan. Purpose: to lend money in at least 3,000 cities and towns for appliances costing as little...