Word: short
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...defer most serious matters because he has a common cold. Last week was such a time for Franklin Roosevelt. He took the case out of the hands of his physician, Rear Admiral Ross Mclntire, and downed a big dose of castor oil. "Make it short, boys," was his plea at his subsequent press conference. But before the cold took hold, he devoted a press conference to Taxes and Economy. Said...
...short, Lindsay Warren made Reorganization, model 1939, a good deal less drastic than Reorganization 1938. He also made it politically possible-just barely possible-to get the bill passed...
...reputation as fierce fighters, the Rumanians are known more for their resplendent uniforms than for their fighting.* In the long run Rumania's greater resources should tell, but the joker is that Hungary would be backed by the Third Reich. The possibility loomed last week for a few short hours that Soviet Russia might come to Rumania's aid, but the last thing King Carol wants is Soviet soldiers on his soil. He might find it difficult to get them out afterward...
Last week a small olive branch sprouted in the bramble of French-Italian difficulties. In a week when Benito Mussolini was expected to press Adolf Hitler for some cooperation on the short end of the axis there came at least four gestures of moderation...
...years in and around the theatre have taught the Major to spot a pro as surely as a cop can spot a dip. Usually the Major's manner is kindly, helpful, encouraging, even fatherly. But when professionals appear all the love goes out of his voice. He becomes short, sharp, tries to give them the air and be done with them as soon as possible...