Word: problem
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Fortnight ago President Enriquez tackled his Jewish immigration "problem" by announcing that all alien Jews not actively engaged in farming must become farmers within 30 days or leave the country...
Seven weeks ago General Alberto Enriquez, Provisional President and leader of the military clique that has ruled Ecuador since 1935, tackled the problem of political corruption by decreeing that all Government employes who had banked more than their official income during the past two years must prove the source of other income or be tried for appropriating Government funds...
Four weeks ago President Enriquez tackled the problem of press censorship by announcing that complete freedom of the press had been reestablished, appointing an annual Newspaper Men's Day, anniversary of the founding in 1792 of Ecuador's first paper, The First Fruits of Culture of Quito...
Three weeks ago President Enriquez tackled the problem of public health by decreeing that any marriage celebrated without a medical certificate testifying that both parties were free from tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, leprosy, or other similar illness can be instantly annulled by the courts...
...ground into the bridge's unprotected piers set near water level. After 30 hours it simply pushed the base of the big 840-ft. arch at the U. S. end from its pier and the bridge fell. Useful chiefly for sightseeing, the collapse caused only a minor traffic problem between Niagara Falls, N. Y. and Niagara Falls, Ont. Three separate plans for new bridges were under way within a few hours of the crash...