Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...workers ; granted many wage increases but not a general one; agreed to eliminate some wage differentials, narrow others. Most important to G. M. and both U. A. W.s, the C. I. O. union in effect got exclusive recognition in 42 G. M. plants.* In return it pledged itself to prevent wildcat strikes, help G. M. through a smooth 1940 production year. "We hope," said Mr. Knudsen, whose new models were delayed three or four weeks, "it will be so." That it probably will not be so, a C. I. O. union official promptly indicated. "Our struggles . . . are not ended...
With doubtful fairness, he asked: if the House could prevent aggression, why hadn't it stopped the occupation of Austria...
Contesting a Bureau of Internal Revenue claim that he owes $87,893 in additional income taxes and penalties for the years 1933-35, bland, artificial-footed British Cinemactor Herbert Marshall took to the Board of Tax Appeals a number of disputed items. Among them: "Payment of $227.05 to prevent the publication of an unfavorable story...
...Secretary finds the crop exceeding the "norm" by 10%, he must assign marketing quotas (and penalties) to prevent market flooding, call a vote asking for ⅓ approval by farmers thus quotaed. Such umpiring on Wallace's part would put him in the usual umpire's spot. Last year Wallace slid out of calling a vote by estimating consumption and exports high enough to make the supply seem reasonable...
...Baraboo, Wis., Otto Bach, arrested on a charge of forging checks, was released, placed on three-year probation when he explained: "I manufacture check protectors to prevent forgeries. Business is slack and I ran out of funds...