Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Below Nuuana, the city under martial law was almost as calm as in peacetime. Except for the concrete barriers being hastily erected in the streets, Honolulu looked pretty much as it did before. The Army set up a rent commission, and merchants were watched to prevent food profiteering...
...shrill declaration was made there was no longer reason to doubt that Germany had already dealt the first blow. The weapon had been Japan. The attempt to cut the U.S. life line to the Orient was the opening move of the second phase of World War II, designed to prevent the U.S. from helping its Allies while the Axis disposed of them...
...Canal. The Caribbean countries were one war front. Eight declared war against Japan, openly denounced Germany and Italy. Costa Rica and Haiti offered air fields. Colombia promised action "to prevent by all means any menace to the security of the Panama Canal directly or indirectly from Colombia territory." Venezuela strengthened guards at petroleum fields, airports, industrial and military establishments. As Ecuador drafted a pledge of solidarity with the U.S., Guayaquil's El Telégrajo urged that "islands,* ports, coast line, aviation fields and other defense facilities be placed at the disposition of [U.S.] military forces." Panama Canal defenses...
...give a better explanation." Arteriosclerosis begins by the seeping of fat into bloodvessel walls. The Chinese do not eat butter, fat, or other dairy products rich in fat, such as milk and cheese. In fact, said Dr. Snapper, the fatty acids present in their cooking oils may help to prevent arteriosclerosis...
...pick of 1,500,000 members of the 4-H (Head, Heart, Hands, Health) Clubs, which are sponsored and led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At the Congress they vied for 47 college scholarships, from $100 to $300 (4-H has a strict ceiling of $300, designed to prevent winners from taking things too easy, make them at least partly self-supporting). Outstanding prizewinners were two boys and two girls who got $300 awards for leadership and achievement...