Word: mutuals
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Their romance, involving nocturnal meetings at which Coralee was embarrassed because she was wearing only stepins', developed by the devious paths of mutual misunderstandings. These two lovers were so easily baffled that they could not grasp even the most rudimentary aspects of each other's characters. Camilo could never get it through his dark and well-groomed head that Coralee, in her new role of star, was just the same little girl to whom he had delivered groceries. (He had some justification, for Coralee's eyes, china-blue in Chapter One, turned dewy violet in Chapter Five...
...massacre. That refusal marked the peak of jealous friction between local and Federal law enforcement agencies. Last winter Attorney General Homer Still Cummings tactfully called a peace pow-wow in Washington between the conflicting parties (TIME, Dec. 24). On the theory that the camaraderie of the classroom makes for mutual understanding and friendship, it was decided that three schools should be set up within the Department of Justice. One would undertake to familiarize new district attorneys, most of whom have never seen the inside of a grand jury room, with a working knowledge of detection and prosecution. In another...
That two parties to a general treaty should proclaim their right to violate the mutual pledge of all, jiggled profoundly last week the underpinnings of international law and comity. Smug Japanese were made to feel that their violations of the Nine-Power Treaty can be made "right" if Japan can persuade any one of the other eight signatories to exchange favorable notes with her. In Paris the new Cabinet of Premier Pierre Laval were inclined to answer oui when asked by the French Admiralty whether, in the opinion of the French Foreign Office, the Washington Treaty limiting French naval strength...
...Guest of Honor as he declared, "I pledge myself to promote closer and friendlier relations between Japan and China. My Government attaches great importance to this, my mission." President Lin, a teetotaler and nonsmoker, next uttered compliments of exquisite cordiality, causing the Japanese Ambassador to exclaim: "This crystallizes the mutual respect and goodwill existing between our two countries!" Finally the Chinese hosts uncorked unlimited champagne and a peculiarly good time...
...into bitter arguments which often drifted into bitter strikes whenever a wage contract expired. Last week with a contract due to expire in a fortnight, miners and operators had little argument, agreed amicably. This was in itself a milestone in U. S. labor relations. The fact that their mutual agreement was an agreement to have a strike did not lessen the importance of the innovation...