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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Another one: 'We promise the removal of Government from all fields of private enterprise.' . . . "Did you read in the papers a short time ago where somebody said that business was going to get a breathing spell? What is the meaning of that? . . . When the aggressor is punching the head off the other fellow, he suddenly takes compassion on him and gives him a breathing spell before he delivers the knockout wallop...
...catastrophe was the direct result of the prolonged and severe cold spell which froze the pipes on the top floor. The water which at first stood two inches deep on the floor of the upper rooms, was soon mopped up, but the seepage continued through the ceilings and walls down to the ground floor, loosening plaster and wallpaper...
...terms which achieved this Sanctions breathing spell are subject to any amount of revision but of basic and lasting importance are formal pledges set forth in the opening sentences of Part One and Part Two of The Deal...
Fortnight ago, a chill spell made firm the flooded tennis courts of the Park Avenue Skating Club. Grateful for the chance to exhibit her wares outdoors, Skater Vinson spun gracefully through the air, displayed startling designs to admirers. Finishing an elementary figure-eight, she suddenly teetered, screeched, bumped her bottom. Undamaged, Maribel Vinson rose, caressed her billowing skirts into place, twirled proudly...
...brisk weekend rally. Headlined the New York Times: WASHINGTON WILL NOT APPLY BRAKES TO BOOM IN STOCKS; ECCLES CALLS IT HEALTHFUL. Said one smart broker, reading Governor Eccles' statement: "Best market letter in years!" Traders drew only one moral: the Administration's "breathing spell" for business is to be followed by a breathing spell for the Stock Exchange...