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Word: raiding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Relief even if the Federal Government had to provide 100% of its cost, a moral brake would be placed on spending. Senator Byrnes presented tables to show that the financial condition of States and cities has materially improved since 1933, argued that his requirement would prevent shameless attempts to raid the Federal Treasury. At the White House the President retorted by telling newshawks it was unfair to make communities take a "pauper's oath" to obtain Relief grants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Refined Humor | 6/28/1937 | See Source »

...this point you would hear machine guns." But also because it was a congress of writers, they filled such gaps with their imaginations, responded with enthusiasm to some brilliant photography, much of it taken under fire, of the shelling of University City, and of Madrid streets, and an air raid on Morata...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Creators' Congress | 6/21/1937 | See Source »

...Socialist Norman Thomas, visiting Valencia, heard only one shot fired during several hours at the Teruel front trenches. But off the sea just before one dawn came a droning V of Rightist planes. Ninety bombs whistled down in Valencia's worst air raid to date. At least 200 people were killed, about 50 buildings destroyed. Uninjured but considerably ruffled, Socialist Thomas cried: "It was diabolical. I shall take a first-hand report of this to President Roosevelt." Lucky was the little British freighter Pinzon, at anchor in Valencia harbor. A bomb dropped full on her bridge but failed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: War in the Air | 6/7/1937 | See Source »

Instead, retaliatory raids by Leftists from the mainland came first. A squadron had already bombed Palma, damaged an Italian ship, killing six officers. A new raid on Palma came in from a different angle, flying high over Iviza...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: War in the Air | 6/7/1937 | See Source »

Within a few hours the bodies of 36 men, women & children had been pulled from Almeria's wreckage. More than 100 were reported missing. An accident saved the lives of many. At 1 a.m. a false air raid alarm had been sounded, sent hundreds scurrying to the hills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: War in the Air | 6/7/1937 | See Source »

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