Word: personent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...TIME, always resourceful and concise, coin a word describing the occupation of a person who lives on an income from investments...
...liberal" half openly, in person...
...first flagrant, consistent abuse of the Red Cross symbol occur. Then giant red crosses painted on Ethiopian hospitals became welcome targets for Italian airmen. Against this abuse, International Red Cross President Max Huber, former justice of The Hague's Permanent Court for International Justice, ineffectively protested in person to Dictator Benito Mussolini...
...limit on net long or short positions in all futures combined or any one contract market (3,000,000 in "spread positions") except during the delivery month when the limit would be cut to 1,000,000; 2) a daily trading limit per person of 2,000,000 bu. in all futures combined, also cut to 1,000,000 in the delivery month, These limitations, which will not apply to bona fide hedging operations, will go into effect shortly after July 10 unless there are convincing objections...
Walter was the only person aboard the Yukoner who wholeheartedly enjoyed his trip. When the crew got out of jail in Dawson (the piracy case was allowed to die because of international complications), all members immediately went on a drunk, spent their year's wages. Because of complications arising from the bankruptcy, Walter was not paid. He did not mind...