Word: return
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...exercise his power to extend for six months the visitors' permits of some 12,000 Germans (of all races and creeds) now in the U. S. The President also asked Myron Charles Taylor, now serving as U. S. representative on the Intergovernmental Committee of Political Refugees, to return at once to London, redouble the effort to find some place in the world for unwanted Jews...
Fortnight ago Mr. Cummings went to Pinehurst, N. C. for his annual golfing party (35 male guests). Vexed to find him absent, the President, who wanted to see him about Federal judgeship appointments,** asked him to return to Washington within four days. Mr. Cummings returned at once and the President announced his resignation, accompanied by public exchanges of mutual cordiality...
...politician was ruddy, chubby Charles A. Harnett, since 1924 State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Tammanyite who introduced a song to celebrate the return from Europe of discredited ex-Mayor James J. Walker. Commissioner Harnett has managed to hold his $10,000 job through Tammany's ups & downs, has been well and favorably known to New York's 3,500,000 licensed drivers...
Since 1934, charged Mr. Dewey, the Commissioner had received $67,000 from Parmelee Transportation Co., which operates 2,000 taxicabs in New York City, through President Morris Markin of Checker Cab Manufacturing Corp., Parmelee's parent organization. In return, said the indictment. Commissioner Harnett had let Parmelee put up its own $250,000 bonding fund to save paying premiums to a bonding company, and then allowed Parmelee to "borrow" half its money back for operating expenses, while denying these special but not illegal privileges to rival companies. Arrested, fingerprinted, released on $5,000 bail, Commissioner Harnett denied all charges...
Peeved at having to return virtually emptyhanded, Carol and the Crown Prince canceled tentative plans for a longer private stay, headed back to Bucharest. On the way the King was expected to call on Chancellor Hitler and German economic experts, who will probably lose no time in reminding him that a recent German offer to develop Rumanian oil fields and purchase Rumania's entire wheat crop for the next two years, in exchange for German manufactured goods, still stands. But they have no money to lend...