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Word: letting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sincerely hoping that none but the Mennonites waste sympathy on a man of such caliber as Larry Gara. In refusing to register during World War II he was but definitely a lawbreaker . . . Let him continue being a martyr and cheerfully spend most of his life as a do-nothing in prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 5, 1949 | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

...let Mr. Neutra sell his modern houses to bachelors-they can spend their lonely Sundays shining up those miles of cold plate glass windows. Of course, as long as women are around, it's a limited market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 5, 1949 | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

...radio industry exploded into instant insurrection. ABC (Stop the Music and twelve other giveaways) was apparently elected to carry the ball. At week's end, while NBC and Mutual retired behind the breastworks of "No comment," ABC let fly a ringing announcement: "No changes will be made in ABC programs as a result of the FCC regulations. We feel certain that...injunctive relief will be granted to the radio industry...as a result of litigation which ABC will begin immediately." CBS announced it would join in seeking court review of the ruling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: No Chance | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

...barrage of luminescent, spirally shrimp beating against the window. They seem to splash when they hit." After passing the old record: "This is an unbelievable world down here. I wish Dr. Beebe were down here with me. He might know what some of these things are..." A little later: "Let's hold up here a while. There are so many things going by that it kind of makes me dizzy." Then: "I want to prove this thing by going down a little deeper, for competitive reasons, I suppose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Deep Dip | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

...feared it would lose money the third quarter too, so it was pulling in its horns. Last week, besides scheduling a ten-day shutdown to let sales catch up with production, K-F sold two iron and steel plants at Phoenixville, Pa. Buyer: the Barium Steel Corp. Price: more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: As Predicted | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

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