Word: prompts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...reports of misconduct by "The Perfect Nazi," Juergen Ohlsen. Two years ago Herr Ohlsen was picked as the perfect German racial type, starred as the hero of a Nazi propaganda film, The Hitler Lad Quex, who was supposed to epitomize all Nazi virtues. Last week Juergen ("Quex") Ohlsen faced prompt expulsion from the Hitler Youth Organization for playing tennis regularly with...
...with Senate Bonuseers. Explaining that his sole purpose was to put Majority Leader Robinson on record, Oklahoma's Thomas last week moved to amend the tax bill with what was virtually the greenback Bonus bill. Senator Robinson at once gave his solemn word that the Bonus would get prompt consideration in a separate bill early next session. With that promise in their pockets. Bonuseers could count on the prospect of next year's elections to stampede Congress over the strongest veto President Roosevelt might write...
...Hitler a madman, a mur derer and the protagonist of an insane theory of government. They saw the in visible hand of Jewry in a proposal by a New York City alderman to forbid public showing of the swastika. To Germans, however, it was thrilling to read of the prompt, virile reaction of hyphenated German-Americans in New York to Mayor LaGuardia. "We are prepared to meet violence with violence!" roared the Fuhrer of the Friends of New Germany in South Brooklyn. Karl Nicolay. With apple-cheeked youths uniformed somewhat like Realmleader Hitler's Special Guard policing the Brooklyn...
...even II Duce himself could reduce the gold cover behind Italy's lira below 40%. Last week the purchase of war supplies had piled up at the Bank of Italy half a billion lire ($41,250,000) worth of bills on which foreign munition makers demanded prompt payment. To have sold enough lire on foreign exchange to meet these bills would have broken the market for the lira, forced its devaluation. This could be avoided by paying out half a billion in gold from the Bank of Italy's reserves of five and a half billions. Though...
...behalf of the "death sentence.'' His voice throbbing with righteous indignation; Representative Brewster bluntly declared that Presidential Agent Thomas G. Corcoran had approached him just before the teller vote, threatened to stop construction on Passamaquoddy Dam unless he voted for the "death sentence." Inference was that his prompt vote against it had been a righteous protest against such a flagrantly unrighteous threat...