Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...minutes ticked by. In Washington, less than 24 hours after he had ordered Government seizure of the rails, President Truman picked up his telephone. Once before, in the last half hour, he had talked with two men in Cleveland who could prevent the awful smash: Alexander Fell Whitney, the big-jawed, well-tailored president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (211,000 members) and Alvanley Johnston, the crotchety Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (78,000 members). Now he talked again, and this time-just 26 minutes before the strike deadline-he got a promise. The strike...
...small parish on the capital's outskirts the pastor told his flock: "Article 66 [of the electoral laws] forbids priests carrying on political propaganda in church. I respect this law. But no one can prevent me from reminding you that crucified Christ had two thieves at his side . . . the greater sinner was the one on the left...
...Anti-Trust Division of the Department of Justice filed a complaint against Inco, its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, International Nickel Co. Inc., and three U.S. officers of both companies, President Robert C. Stanley, Executive Vice President John F. Thompson, Vice President Paul D. Merica. The charges: 1) conspiracy to prevent competition in the nickel industry, 2) fixing prices, 3) making cartel agreements with I. G. Farbenindustrie, A. G. and two French companies to prevent competition and peg prices in the world market. Said Justice: Inco had so increased its nickel shipments to Farben in 1937 that Germany had built...
Confident that T.W.A. could out-compete B.O.A.C., Frye proposed that the British set up a competing line. But the British, not as anxious to compete as to share, used diplomatic pressure to prevent the Italian Government from carrying out its contract with T.W.A...
Fans of the Li'l Abner comic strip last week recognized the unmistakable face of Frank Sinatra. He promised Daisy Mae Scragg that he would sing her song: Li'l Abner, Don't Marry That Girl. Objective: to prevent Abner Yokum from marrying Lena the Hyena from Lower Slobbovia. To Abner readers it was no more unusual than most of Creator Al Capp's fantasies -until Sinatra last week actually sang the song on his Wednesday night show...