Word: sanctions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...assigned to an Army Air Forces unit, none over 45 for duty overseas. Despite every precaution, a certain number of chaplains do turn out to be misfits. Customary Army method for getting rid of them is quick, quiet and effective: get the denomination to withdraw its sanction. The minute this is done, the chaplain takes the hint and resigns...
...only by democratic consent, but even as a result of democratic insistence. As such they in no way resemble the forced labor of the Gestapo and the concentration camp. Similar methods can be used in this country. Once convinced of the necessity, the workers themselves will and should sanction the total mobilization of labor, and must be given a large share in putting it into effect. It is up to us to prove that we can do the job and still remain a free people...
...With the sanction and collaboration of the School's officers and under the direction of the School's students, the Crimson will be the only paper to carry Business School notices and day-by-day news stories. Articles on student activities and organizations will be written by students at the School. This new venture also takes in the Army Air Force Statistical unit and the Navy Supply Corps. In the near future, the Crimson will be the only paper to have coverage of all the major military and naval units around Harvard; at present it makes deliveries to the naval...
...past, Cheyfitz gave not one peep after WLB's jolting decision. But his old sidekick, tough, grim-faced Alex Balint sounded off, lambasted the order as a "mistake," said that worker "morale has dropped from 100% to zero." Then the union surprised everybody, said it would not sanction any protest strike because "we fully realize it would only create disunity...
This news raised hopes that the Axis would sanction a Red Cross plan to distribute 15,000 tons of wheat monthly. The plan was being promoted by the Swedish Red Cross, and Sweden had agreed to provide the shipping tonnage. Canada and the U.S. were ready to furnish the wheat. It was believed that that amount of wheat would be enough to prevent actual starvation in the Greek cities and islands where conditions are worst...