Word: quotas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although most of the crack U.S. bridge players are comparatively young men, few sports have suffered as little interference from the war as tournament contract. Last week a full quota of stars showed up as usual in Manhattan for the two big annual tournaments-the Masters' Individual and the Vanderbilt Cup. There was a sprinkling of players in uniform (corporal to lieut. colonel) all slightly out of practice. Average age of the entrants: about 33. The winner...
...Keynes proposal asks no initial contribution of capital; its Clearing Union would start out with no tangible assets. It would simply issue credit facilities (a "line of credit") in terms of a unit called the "bancor" on which each nation could draw for foreign exchange up to specified quotas. A nation's quota would be based on its world trade in prewar years...
Famed for centuries for its leaping, lusty rats, Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, declared war on rodents last week. Each household was ordered to produce five dead rats, hotels and schools ten each in an intensive two-week campaign. Failure to reach the quota will be penalized by a fine of $10 Chinese (5¼? U.S.) for each missing rat; $5 bounties will be paid for extra rats. According to popular report, the campaign was limited to two weeks because a longer period would permit the enterprising to breed rats, collect exorbitant bounties...
...left Chengchow we had a fairly good idea of what had happened in Honan. Crops had failed since 1940. The normal surplus had disappeared. The Army in this vital war area is supported entirely by local foods collected as grain taxes. Civilian officials also each get a monthly quota of grain. The Government people hoped the fall crops of millet corn would meet the needs of the peasantry. But no rain fell and the autumn harvest was almost a total loss...
Perkins also urged that all men who are interested in V-5 apply promptly because, although V-5 is still open, there is a rumor that a quota will soon be slapped...