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Taken alone, a general decline in commodity prices is a black, bearish, omen, for in the long run it indicates a dwindling world demand for goods. The present decline, however, seemed to be more of a temporary readjustment after manufacturers had been scared into overbuying early this year, both by fear of further rises and by fear of strike stoppages. For no unmanageable surpluses overhang markets, and if goods continue to go into consumption at close to the present rate, manufacturers may soon use up the materials they have on hand...
...alarming progression, starting with 40 for the Class of '37, 25 hopefuls from '38, 16 from '39, and a paltry dozen from '40. Yesterday's 17 may mark the rounding of depression's corner, and the more superstitions members of the managerial staff even heralded it as all omen of major football victories this fall...
...smart is Dr. Schacht that his resignation was no good omen for the future of the Third Reich. He played the game of the Second Reich (which preceded the Nazis) adroitly for years-the game of Dr. Gustav Stresemann, "The Spirit of Locarno" and the Young Plan. When Dr. Schacht thought that game was up he resigned as President of the Reichsbank and appeared in the news less frequently-suddenly was found to be sitting on Adolf Hitler's bandwagon as President of the Reichsbank again (TIME, March...
...iron" the ''little iron" driver is inordinately susceptible to quirks and superstitions. No driver will paint his car green. No driver likes to catch sight of a customer munching peanuts. No driver will let a woman sit in his car. Lost shoes are also a bad omen, since the impact of a crash on a tightly-wedged driver often knocks him out of his shoes. Not so dangerous as "big iron" racing, the chief problem of the doodlebug driver is keeping his jealously guarded fuel mixture a secret...
...enemies." With a warning to American, British, oil and mining interests, Rightist sympathizers, that the revolution would proceed despite "discontent at popular conquests," the President sat down. As he did so a cameraman tumbled off the platform. Superstitious Congressmen muttered among themselves that this was a bad omen...