Word: paid
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...terms of domestic politics, any blunder might have completely changed the situation in the Senate; any bold and dramatic action would have given ammunition to critics who believe the President to be unpredictable in foreign affairs. Inaction was unthinkable on moral and political grounds-not only had Finland scrupulously paid her war debt instalments to the U. S., but U. S.-Finnish relations have been an untroubled model of what international relations should be. Moreover a government that publicly and repeatedly frowned on the aggression of Fascist Germany would be placed in a truly remarkable position if it ignored...
...technique-the slowdown. After Dodge fired 64 union sloths, then refused to reinstate them, every second unit slid untouched past key workers. Union girls refused to touch De Soto arm rests on a parts assembly line-because, said the management, girls further up the line had not paid union dues. By management orders, Dodge shut down. At week's end, all Chrysler Corp. plants in the Detroit area were closed or closing. Idle...
...season the Scranton club was leading the Eastern circuit, and they went on to capture the playoff finals from Springfield. "In addition, they attracted more than 275,000 paid customers, a new league record," Collins said...
...Portland, Ore., a "Mr. Wadouski" telephoned a welder, explained that robbers had tried to crack the safe of his store but had only succeeded in jamming it. The welder opened the safe, was paid $5 for the job. Off walked Burglar Wadouski with $1,000 in cash...
Driving through Boston, Mass., one James J. Behr listened attentively to a broadcast of Information Please, obediently shut his eyes when he heard Master of Ceremonies Clifton Fadiman ask the guest experts to shut their eyes and tell the color of their ties. The experts knew and the sponsors paid nothing. Mr. Behr, who also knew, hit the car ahead of him, paid...