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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...believe that the various shires in England have an income tax to pile on top of the Government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 21, 1941 | 4/21/1941 | See Source »

This week the House Military Affairs Committee settled down to an investigation of the whole defense effort, promised to look hard for the Communist in the defense-pile. From the President came a warning: reports of Communist activities should not be used to smear labor. But the nation, growing anxious about its defense plants, was more concerned about agents of foreign powers smearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Black, Bright and Red | 4/14/1941 | See Source »

...light tank again, Colonel Williams and his six-man civilian crew fired only their machine guns. Colonel Christmas explained what would happen to the light tank if Colonel Williams turned loose his 75: "We would send a dump truck out on the range and bring back a pile of old iron." As M3 gathered speed, a visible streak of .30 caliber bullets smashed into the hull and tracks of the smaller tank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY: M3 | 4/14/1941 | See Source »

Second was scrap, for which OPM set a price ceiling at $20 a ton. Third was lumber, which Price Commissioner Leon Henderson had already forced down below $25 a thousand board foot (TIME, Feb. 3). Last week, to avoid future dislocation, the Government talked of acquiring its own stock pile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Towards a Shortage Economy | 3/17/1941 | See Source »

...league with five wins and one tie, will face an unpredictable Adams House sextet in the most crucial game of the evening. If the Gold Coasters succeed in stopping them, it is possible that Eliot, which is only one point behind, can come out on top of the pile by tripping Kirkland. Dudley, now in third place with nine points, has a chance to tie for the top when it tangles with the last-place Leverett. In a non-league match, Lowell will play Dormitory. HOUSE HOCKEY STANDINGS Team Won Lost Tied Pts. Winthrop 5 0 1 11 Eliot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winning House Six Meets Yale Friday | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

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