Word: opinionated
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...same opportunity. He left his lodgings, crossed to Joffre's Operations Section, where officers were arguing over huge military maps scaled at three miles to the inch. He pointed out the opportunity on the map, urged an advance the next day. Joffre came in. Gamelin repeated his opinion. Joffre seemed impressed, discussed it with other officers who were skeptical, postponed decision but wired asking about the condition of the troops who would be called upon to bear the brunt of the offensive. As he was having dinner that night the answers came back. They were moderately encouraging. After dinner...
...Vice President Garner a Pair of Sox to be Worn When He Has an Audience with the Emperor of Japan," to sombre views on mankind's future, viz.: "It is still an open question as to whether mankind or insects shall ultimately inherit the earth. It is my opinion that mankind ... has about a 50-50 chance...
...Milwaukee last week a Wisconsin dentist, Dr. T. A. Hardgrove, gave it as his opinion that pockets of typhoid germs are responsible for tic douloureux, said he had tried typhoid vaccine with success...
...Deal Ideas. In 1932 Wendell Willkie gave $150 to the Roosevelt campaign fund. The time came when he announced that he would like to have it back, but that was later. For Willkie and Roosevelt had quite a few ideas in common. Willkie made no attempt to hide his opinion that business had sinned in 1929 and should take its punishment. He plumped for Federal regulation of holding companies, conceded that utilities that bought Federal power should be subject to Federal regulation of rates...
...York Stock Exchange has tried to put its best foot forward to the public. For six years the Exchange has wondered why its wooing has not produced a spark of reciprocal affection. Last week the Exchange hired Elmo Roper, chief researcher of FORTUNE'S famed polls of public opinion, for a special job: to find out what the middle and upper income people of the U. S. now think of the Exchange. Object: to improve its style of wooing...