Word: prior
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...listeners for the program, "Gangbusters" dramatizes actual criminal careers. The killing of Dillinger Gangster Homer Van Meter was the subject of one hair-raising episode, but "Gangbusters" has not confined itself to dead lawbreakers. The dramatization of the capture of Massachusetts' murdering Millen Brothers was broadcast prior to their electrocution and many a live but lesser robber, forger and gangster has had his story told. Until last week there had never been a squawk from the criminal...
...ballets Massine had done while in de Basil's employ (Les Présages, Chorearthim, Cimarosiana, Cantes Russes), de Basil was entitled to an option. Massine retained exclusive rights to the popular Three-Cornered Hat (music by de Falla), Beau Danube (Strauss), La Boutique Fantasque (Rossini), designed prior to the de Basil connection...
...Sweringen regime and complained that U. S. railroads are controlled by men who lack practical experience, the net summation of a week's rail-road investigation was the chairman's sharp comment on the campaign books. Said he: ". . . I resent the Democratic Committee going to people just prior to their coming here, and soliciting funds. . . . It might give the impression that people had to give money to get proper treatment...
...Senate did reject a recess appointee would any decisions which he took part in on the bench, prior to rejection, be legal...
Other companies offering stock last week for the dual purpose of refunding and increasing working capital included Chicago Pneumatic Tool (70,000 shares of convertible prior preferred) and California's Food Machinery Corp. (40,000 shares of convertible preferred). Little Seaboard Finance Corp. went to market with 20,000 shares of convertible preferred to expand its small-loan and installment paper business in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia...