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...dividing the House is the appropriation for the Farm Security Administration. That agency exists to enable marginal farmers to pay their way out of debt. The Farm Bureau, lobby of the wealthier farmers, has opposed the FSA since its natal day, and most Representatives have knuckled under without a murmur. As a result, the most important single agency treating the farm problem has been crippled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Parity Racket | 7/6/1942 | See Source »

During these frantic maneuvers, the engineer came on deck smiling, because he was damn proud of his boys-the Filipinos in the engine room were sticking without a murmur, not even asking questions. Pokerfaced deckhands buckled on automatics and bolo knives. An hour later, saved by darkness, the deckhands "were strumming a guitar and ukulele, singing their version of American jazz tunes, vintage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Escape from Bataan | 4/13/1942 | See Source »

...rental rates at Nutter's are up one cent a mile over last year, but the students accepted the rise without a murmur, said Hooker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAR RENTALS CUT SHORT BY BAD WEATHER | 2/9/1942 | See Source »

...creed and the essence of German practice for the last 100 years is that they are aggressive animals." Daily Mail Columnist Hannen Swaffer jumped on this with the question: "When did Eden find this out? On Tuesday when criticism appeared? On Wednesday when M.P.s of all parties began to murmur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Back to Criticism | 1/26/1942 | See Source »

...millions of German fanatics, they are expounded and reiterated continuously. If you are still curious to know what the New Order of Europe will be like if Hitler's nightmare comes true, you can find its philosophy and its course plotted in detail. And if you're inclined to murmur "propaganda" at some of the things you hear and read, let Hitler himself explain the millenium to come...

Author: By C. L. B., | Title: THE BOOKSHELF | 10/20/1941 | See Source »

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