Word: steps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thereupon the Governor took his drastic step. He ordered his soldiers to halt the NLRB proceedings, explained: "It is vital that the opposing parties . . . centre their attention on settlement of their differences." Said Maytag Attorney Edward Ford: "Rehashing the gripes of the men before a large crowd does not make for a peaceful atmosphere." Convinced that the company was trying to starve out the strikers the union professed to welcome martial intervention, said all that prevented settlement was Maytag's refusal to negotiate. Equally convinced that a State Governor lacked power to interfere with a Federal proceeding, NLRB ordered...
...next step should have been for Adolf Hitler to begin throwing his weight about. Instead he kept quiet. He, like the rest of Europe, appeared to be dazzled by the possibility that Lord Runciman might solve the Czechoslovak Question without bloodshed or heroics...
...from being the final settlement of the Chaco dispute, however, the mediators realized that this accord was merely the first step. Three more important steps remain: 1) the treaty must be ratified by the two nations within 20 days, in Paraguay by a plebiscite, in Bolivia by constitutional assembly; 2) within two months of this approval, representatives of the mediating nations must establish the boundary in the Chaco; and 3) Paraguay and Bolivia must accept it. On the last step, however, the Chaco settlement may stumble. Fortnight ago Paraguayan Politician Dr. Geronimo Zubizarreta, so far sole candidate for the September...
...Took first step under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 to lower gas rates. The Federal Power Commission gave Hope Natural Gas Co. of West Virginia 30 days to answer complaints that it was charging too much for gas in Cleveland...
...impecunious thumbs in empty offices. The American Medical Association has talked much, done little. Last year revolt rocked the genteel profession when 430 doctors, with big names and big practices, demanded that the A. M. A. pay more attention to the social problems of medicine, urged that the Government step in to help doctors as well as patients...