Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years since his fatal failure, the world had learned many words which had never been in Wilson's extensive vocabulary. It learned "Fascism," "Aryan," "Hooverville," "Stalinism," "uranium." The things the new words stood for had already killed more millions than ever cheered Wilson. Could the peacemakers of 1946 prevent these words-or their successors-from killing still more...
...sometimes necessary to make people laugh to prevent them from hanging...
...meeting to the message which read in part, "recent weeks have seen outbreaks of fascist violence against the Negro people such as threaten the lives of thousands of their race and the civil rights of all Americans--we urge that you use all possible law enforcement agencies to prevent further lynchings...
First. The OPA does not prevent inflation. If a man wants a white shirt, the fact that the ceiling price is $2.50 is of no benefit, because there are no white shirts. If the retailer receives a shipment of shirts, he sells them to his old customers at a large bonus. And they are right to do so. They are trying to make as much money as they can; and at the same time they are morally resisting a tyrannous law--a law that tells them what to do with their own property...
...prevent snooping by casual callers, the playback can be controlled by setting a code number in the machine before leaving. When you call from outside, after the Ipsophone has announced itself, you say firmly: "Hello, hello." The Ipsophone then switches to another track and slowly reels off a series of numbers; after each number in the code you repeat, "Hello, hello." If you get the combination right, the Ipsophone plays back the messages; if not, it emits a derisive busy signal. After hearing all the messages, you wait for a sign-off buzz, then pronounce, "Erase, Erase," and the record...