Word: maying
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only 15-day leaves which may be bought back are those which come at the end of a term. Some district VA's automatically at that time pay 15-day subsistence. In that case the veteran student can barter cash for an extension of subsidy at college...
...taxes have been raised so high that they are constituting in themselves an influence which leads away from freedom and towards socialism. They restrict the ability of the citizen to spend as he pleases. Instead they channel a considerable part of his earnings into general welfare which he may or may not desire. Worse than this in the long run is the deadening hand of taxes on new enterprises and undertakings and the comparative strength they also give to old established businesses. Freedom to start something now with some chance of success is diminishing year by year. Year by year...
...political parties, trade unions, farm organizations, or business groups--that they should look at the long-range interests of all the people rather than to the short-range interests of their own group. We have to do this in spite of the fact that those who undertake it may thereby lose the positions which give strength and carrying power to their words...
Jordan's strength this year appears to center around the middle weights; the lightweight men may or may not come through; men in the light heavy and heavyweight divisions are wrestling out of their weight classes and it is hard to say how they will fare against stiff competition...
Unsealed Christmas cards may be sent by surface transportation for two cents, but it is nevertheless urged that senders pay the regular rate (three cents), as the reduced price will not take care of forwarding or return service...