Word: radio
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Council, Inc., in its attempt to adjust Latin-American defaulted bonds held by U. S. investors, refused to comment on whether or not he favored scaling down the $1,000,000,000 Latin-American debts. Reason: the inter-American economic conference next month. > Tut-tutted flesh-creepers in a radio speech on the New York Herald Tribune Forum. Said he: "In and out of Congress we have heard orators and commentators and others beating their breasts and proclaiming against sending the boys of American mothers to fight on the battlefields of Europe. That I do not hesitate to label...
...rather "sordid procedure," President Roosevelt called the committee's action. Well aware that millions of U. S. citizens applaud what he is doing, dreaming of political rewards to come, Martin Dies in reply warned the President he had better mend his talk. Cried the chairman (by radio) : "There is nothing new about this latest attack by the Administration . . . except the occasion which prompted it. ... The time has come when the country and those in control of the Government should determine whether or not we shall be ... constantly handicapped, embarrassed and thwarted by Washington officialdom...
...third day of City of Flint's stay, Ambassador Steinhardt, armed with new instructions from Washington, talked over the case with Foreign Commissariat officials. Hour and a half later the Soviet radio announced that Russia was releasing the ship on condition that she leave Murmansk at once. Next day Ambassador Steinhardt slapped down his trumps. With an indignation compatible with the strength of his position, he: > Accused the SovietGovernment of refusing to cooperate in providing information...
Huge crowds stood in Berlin streets, in Hamburg beer gardens, in Magdeburg restaurants listening to a speech over the radio. It was artful-alternating historical review with hysterical threat. The speaker's voice was deep, gruff, staccato as that of a Prussian drillmaster...
...make German ears tingle, Britain's BBC thrice daily broadcasts reproachful propaganda in German. Daily the Reich's radio warriors retort in English. Sample of Nazi frightfulness...