Word: sugaring
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Osmeña's chance came at Washington. He wangled more than the Jones Act-a bill for complete independence. Swiftly Quezon marshaled his forces among the Islands' politicos, defeated the bill in the Philippine Legislature. Then, in 1934, Manuel Quezon, aided by powerful U.S. sugar and hemp lobbies, got his own independence bill. He became the obvious choice for first Philippine President. Manuel Quezon loudly proclaimed that he would not run unless Sergio Osmeña ran with him for Vice President. Osmeña went along...
...ucar (Sugar Loaf Mountain) is an outstanding Rio de Janeiro landmark...
...University had a mediocre basketball team until he relaxed the players. Then in their final game of the season they lost to Wyoming (National Collegiate Champions) by only three points. Miller also loosened up Tulsa's 1942 football team-undefeated until it lost to Tennes see in the Sugar Bowl, 14-7. He has been paid $100 an hour for private lessons...
...sides were made--"Sugar" and "China Boy"--and the record was released under the name of McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans. William the Red McKenzie acted as contractor and Albert Condon played his 4-cable banjo as only Edward Condon can play it. This was easy for him, as Albert is Edward and Edward is Albert, except to his friends, who know him as Eddie...
Avila Camacho ordered 250,000 acres on the tropical coasts planted in corn, the planting of more corn on lands not used for sugar. Border states put a stricter watch on bootlegged corn liquor trickling across to the whiskey-short U.S. Sole purchaser of corn will be the Government, which will distribute it on a zonal basis...