Word: phoning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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While the telephone company is "doing everything possible" to expedite the flow of phone units to those desiring them Dwyer declared that it would not be until the middle of February until his office could match the supply and demand...
...registration as a correspondent; about 30,000 dollars Chinese, which is the equivalent of a double-size stuffed wallet and worth about $10 U.S. (when carrying more Chinese dollars I must bring an overnight bag or briefcase along); one piece of string to keep currency wad tight; a phone installation bill of $50 U.S. (one coke in Nanking costs $1 U.S.); assorted cables from New York, etc. I leave my wallet at home, since it is inadequate...
...warborn shortage of telephones frustrated life in many a U.S. home. In New York City alone last week, despite the addition of a new exchange (Plaza 9), 320,000 applicants were still waiting to clutch a phone of their...
...border incident with New York City customs and immigration men. He was taken to the crowded Public Health Room for the routine quarantine and immigration lineup, was questioned, examined, and cross-examined as if he were "just a passenger." The procedure annoyed him. When he tried to phone the Soviet Consulate, an airline representative barred the way. Novikov drew his iron curtain about him and glared. A few minutes later, a customs inspector requested him to sign a baggage declaration. The diplomat, now fuming, refused, started off to call the State Department. The customs officials reconsidered, allowed him to stalk...
...Safe Deposit. In Manhattan, L. F. Lozon got stuck in an office phone booth, finally got out, found that everyone else in the place had been held up and robbed...