Word: scandalous
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Wilson, notified representatives of Morgan & Co. and the National City Bank that while the U. S. would object to the sale of foreign war bonds to the public, it would neither approve nor disapprove "credits" made directly to belligerents to facilitate purchases in the U. S. First intimation of scandal in last week's hearing was that this change of U. S. policy had been concealed from the public. The Morgan partners promptly offered newspaper clippings to show that the news had been printed in the Press at the time...
...Press grew disgusted with the whole proceeding. Between sessions newshawks flocked around the old financier, who was the soul of amiability in answering questions and posing for photographs. Finally one morning when, as oldsters will, Mr. Morgan closed his eyes and quietly dozed off during the proceedings, the scandal hunt was rated a complete flop so far as the Press was concerned...
...fire and not a "cross of fire" or "fiery cross" as sometimes rendered in English and U. S. newspapers. The declared aim of the Croix de Feu is to unite their members in disinterested patriotism, clear and free from any and all political factions. When, two years ago, public scandal in France reached a pitch that aroused general indignation and brought to light the utter corruption of the party which has been in power for the past 60 years, the Croix de Feu paraded the streets of Paris as a warning that men who had exposed their lives to defend...
...months ago as Foreign Minister sold Il Duce a free hand in Ethiopia so far as France is concerned (TIME, Jan 14), was glad to have The Deal approved last week by the British Foreign Secretary-disavowal of whom by His Majesty's Government would be an international scandal of the first magnitude- but he realized that the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin is a character who is accustomed to act from feeling and intuition with the casualness of a friendly sheepdog...
...came the News with: "The affair is a scandal and a disgrace...