Word: steps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...goes in to pray for the Army (see cut). Last week on his sole responsibility the pious count gave the Army its greatest shaking-up of all time, ordered promotions and transfers affecting 3,000 officers. This came as what Minister Terauchi hoped will be the last drastic step needed to restore the Army to subordination after part of it got out of hand last February, tried to murder the Premier and for a time defied the Emperor. With infinite patience General Terauchi has scrutinized the records of innumerable officers, trying to shift into key positions those of whose loyalty...
...cushion of excess reserves guarantees low interest rates and high bond prices for some time to come. Nevertheless, to squash any widespread notion that it was deliberately moving for tighter money, the Board took pains to state that its move was an anti-inflationary step offering "further encouragement to sound business recovery and confidence in the long-term investment market...
...address 1,800 educators assembled for the University's annual Conference on Curriculum & Guidance. Well aware that his reputation as an eminent radical educator had preceded him to Hearstland, he began his address thus: "It's becoming almost respectable to be called a Red. Let anyone step out in defense of popular right, and he will be labeled a Communist...
Polygamy-or, as the Mormons delicately called it, plural marriage-was not et an acknowledged Mormon practice. Mormon communities in the East and Midwest were surrounded by citizens who frowned on such Old Testament goings-on. But Prophet Joseph Smith had already secretly taken the step, initiated a chosen few into the same fellowship. Rich, a sobersided, promising and healthy recruit, was one whom the Prophet commanded to do likewise. He talked the matter over with Sarah and both decided to comply with the semi-divine command, provided Sarah chose the candidates. In quick succession Husband Rich took on four...
Malcolm Hailey, to an influential Conservative M. P., Sir Henry Cautky, and finally to that British automobile tycoon who got his start making sheep-shearing machines for Australians and grew rich building the "Baby" Austin car. Every step of the way Herbert Austin has had to buy and pry his honors from the snug ruling class, his latest expense having been $1,250,000 presented to Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, for "physics research." That charity reputedly clinched the barony, upped the Baby Austin's maker into the House of Lords...