Word: obtaine
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...regulations resulted from the meetings of the third national conference on street and highway safety sponsored by the United States Department of Commerce. The conference reviewed and confirmed practically all of the uniform provisions of earlier conferences. An organized drive is under way by organizations associated with conference to obtain passage of laws requiring the licensing of drivers in those States which have no such provisions...
From Paris, Lawyer Chadbourne went to London, was surprised to find there that a Soviet delegate approved of the plan, promised to help. The U. S. S. R. needs sugar, yet exports it because the need for money is greater. Mr. Chadbourne will attempt to obtain a loan on Russian sugar. Said he: "I anticipate little difficulty. . . . United States banks have not lost a cent on Russian short term loans for the last eight years." To European sugarmen this slaughter of the Russian bogey represented an amazing accomplishment. When Mr. Chadbourne embarked he said: "I will return to Europe within...
...books are news. Unless otherwise designated, all books reviewed in TIME were published within the fortnight. TIME readers may obtain any book of any U. S. publisher by sending check or money-order to cover regular retail price ($5 if price is unknown, change to be remitted) to Ben Boswell of TIME, 205 East 42nd St., New York City...
...elephant that can bow, flap its ears when requested, dance, lie on its master without crushing him is usually a distinct asset to a vaudeville actor. But when work is difficult to obtain, an elephant, black or white, becomes an imposing handicap. Many a vaudeville actor or circus man must starve himself to keep his animal going...
...hard luck, and want assistance. Sometimes they have a confederate meet them a few minutes after they arrive, and then the two of them try anything they think they may succeed at. In any case where they have had help offered them they fail to return to obtain it. One has been known to carry...