Word: rent
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Contrary to the President's hopes, lobbying in the Eighty-First Congress has been vigorous. Strong pressure groups have opposed extention of rent control, fought pending action on labor legislation, and skirmished heatedly in the recent issue of national health insurance. Congressmen react varyingly to these outside influences. Nevertheless there appears to be considerable feeling in Washington that the present lobby law, placed on the books three years ago, has reached the change of life and is now becoming impotent. This law requires registration of lobbyists and imposes heavy fines on those who fail to comply. Difficulty has arisen, however...
...Club, which was first suggested on April 19, has 39 members, in addition to its charter, and a "favorable bank balance." The club has yet to fix a location definitely, but it plans to rent a clubhouse, at least until it is established...
...morning after Woods's announcement they stormed housing offices for application forms, had nearly cleaned out some big city offices before the end of the day. By week's end 500,000 blanks were passed out and thousands of landlords had begun staking claims for more rent money...
...from 6 to 10? an hour. But living, including laundry, meals and room rent ran to no more than $2 a week. The main dining room offered a varied bill of fare: meat cost 2? a serving, pie 2?, coffee ½? a cup. Clothing was made on the farm, and a system of old-age pensions and insurance...
...Knows. For years, department-store credit managers, income-tax investigators and the parents of the girl engaged to the young man upstairs have come regularly to La Pipelette for information about her tenants. They are answered in direct ratio to the generosity of the tips Madame has received at rent-collecting time, at New Year's and for special services. Even the Paris police call on her for information. During the war the Resistance used the concierge as a perfectly positioned spy. Allied airmen shot down over France were passed safely across Paris from one concierge to another till...