Word: loused
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...keep on borrowing more and faster than his first debts fell due. As month after month he paid off on his lOUs, air force officers in droves sold their cars for his notes, which were soon known at all air bases as felipetas. When the Air Ministry heard of his dealings and called him in, the lieutenant explained himself so convincingly that the big brass offered to sell him their cars. But he was advised to switch to a reserve commission and give all his time to business...
...arranged by Eugene Loring) sometimes falters, but at its best-in the hot dancing at the night spot-it is sensational. Its singing, lightweight by operatic standards, is attractive for Broadway. (To preserve voices and play the roles on alternate nights, there are two Carmens, two Joes, two Cindy Lous.) The acting is remarkably ingratiating for performers who were dug up from nowhere and tossed upon a stage. One of the Carmens (Muriel Smith) used to clean film in Philadelphia, while the six-foot-five Husky Miller twirled a nightstick in Manhattan...
...Manhattan story editors. He got nowhere, renewed his option twice, was $750 in the hole and all but broke when RKO's then-President George Schaefer decided to chance it. Golden closed the deal with Ziemer's agent for $5,000-which Ziemer graciously accepted in lOUs. From the Guaranty Trust Co. Golden got a verbal commitment for financing...
...Blaming the U. S. cash-&-carry war policy for eating up her ready cash, Britain recently asked Argentina to send her foodstuffs on the cuff-reportedly ?43,000,000 worth. As partial payment Britain offered British-held Argentine bonds. But there was also an intriguing possibility: that the British lOUs might be discounted by Argentina in the U. S., turned into U. S. dollars. Argentina would thus get dollars needed to pay for U. S. imports while the U. S.-accepting the lOUs because British credit is well cushioned here-would be financing the whole deal, in effect making...
...This the power company denied. Solicitor Russell also testified that power companies included in their valuations large sums used for lobbying. Accountant King told similar stories of his efforts to get at the facts of utility investment, only to be blocked by Secretary Bonner who called him "too meticu-lous." He openly charged Secretary Bonner with being more in sympathy with the power companies than with the law. Secretary Bonner, slender, gaunt-faced, grey-haired, denied all, insisted he was executing the water power act "with success." He told the Committee that his Commission had 418 license applications under consideration...