Word: prudently
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...iron rules. Tokyo's exchange was shut. Chileans learned, not without grief, that half the Central Bank of Chile's "gold reserve" is in British pounds-i.e. has turned to paper. Even Paris, where lies 20% of the world's banking gold, was uneasy, extra prudent. By French Government decree any security which lost 10% of its quoted value in a single day was suspended for that day from trading on the Paris bourse. Warned bourgeoise La Liberte in allusion to the pound: "A pillar of civilization has fallen, and it is Socialism that has brought...
...following institutions anticipated enrolments equal to or slightly greater than last year: Vassar, Smith, Wellesley. Dartmouth, New York University, Yale. Princeton, Stanford. The University of Chicago expected a larger freshman class than ever, planned to be "prudent" financially. Substantially increased enrolments were expected by Drew University, Madison N. J. (it inherited from $7,000,000 to $12,000,000 from Manhattan's landowning Wendel family last March-TIME, April 6), Duke (10% over last year), University of California, College of the City of New York, Cornell. Rutgers University reported a slight decrease. The Universities of Wisconsin and Washington expected...
...hand grenades and spent a busy hour tossing them over the side, trying to hit the Presidential Palace. When his crate was empty he swooped down to see what damage he had done, saw it was small, flew off to Spain in disgust. Spanish authorities immediately interned both these prudent airmen...
Knowing full well how damaging to Alfonso's popularity in Spain are the persistent stories of his great personal wealth, his prudent investments in Britain and the U. S., the Duke of Alba, Foreign Minister in the Berenguer Government, went to great lengths to deny these stories last week...
Persistent newspaper pressure forced President Machado to order Major Ortiz before a court-martial. Meanwhile the fiery major showered Havana editors with challenges to duels. Editor Pizzi de Porras accepted "when and if the major's legal status is cleared." Prudent Editor Jose Ignacio Rivero replied to the major's seconds...