Word: recent
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Criswold gained recent fame when he chaired the Governor's Committee which exonerated Dr. Miriam Van Waters...
Professional critics have been accustomed to refer to Irving Fine as "a man of promise." His most recent compositions and his varied activities in the University, however, have shown that he is already an all-around musician of highest standing in America. By his music he will be known in the future. An advanced student at Tanglewood last summer commented after hearing one of his works, "I should like to congratulate Mr. Fine for expressing all he has to say through his music...
...damaged ties with these countries. Chile, for example, was trying to get along with less Argentine beef, and Uruguay without Argentine tourists. Even Paraguay, virtually an Argentine colony, was turning more & more to Brazil. Brazil herself, Argentina's best customer in Latin America, muttered angrily over the recent Argentine emergency decree blocking off all imports...
Above all, the reductions underlined the fact that the auto industry is fast getting back to something like competition, although some cars are still hard to get. Ford's cuts were bigger than those made by General Motors a month ago, though smaller than the recent slashes in Kaisers, Frazers and Willys. Ford's cuts brought the prices of Ford Custom-Six cars into exact competitive line with Chevrolet's comparable models, except for the club coupe, which is now $15 cheaper than Chevvie...
...Frazer bore the title of president. Edgar and father Henry differed with Joe Frazer on many company questions, the most recent being whether K-F should declare a dividend or cut prices. The Kaisers, who wanted to cut prices...