Word: ten
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...soldier, but quit when Swiss troops burned a convent in which the enemy had taken refuge. He became a judge, but quit again when he saw an innocent poor man, accused by a rich man, convicted. He became a peasant, working his farm to support his wife and ten children. But again, the call of God was too strong. He left his family and retired to a ravine, where for 20 years, it is said, he ate only the Sacrament and drank nothing...
Until now U.S.C.C. has monopolized Japanese foreign trade. Its job of reviving Japan's biggest export industry, textiles, has been good enough already to make Chinese textilemen cry that they have been betrayed, and U.S. textilemen are grumbling. The Chinese had expected to have at least ten years to build up their own textile industries before there was any Japanese competition. But of the 12 million prewar Japanese spindles, 2.5 million are now operating, thanks to shipments of 900,000 bales of cotton owned by the Commodity Credit Corp. Some 90% of the cotton goods is being exported...
Returning to Broadway (where she was last seen in Of Mice and Men) after almost ten years in England. Not to be confused with Playwright-Former Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce...
...howling for his price. Finally a tall old man with white hair waves his hand toward his face, palm inward. Harry nods his head and the roar stops. Then Harry turns to the red-faced one. who looked as though he was about to kick Harry in the groin ten seconds ago. Harry says calmly: 'Haven't had time to play. Too cold. I been reading on how to correct that slice.' The red face nods sympathetically...
Commercial Control. A gadget to protect radio listeners from commercials was put on sale by Los Angeles' Gray Development Corp. The gadget plugs in at the radio's electric outlet and has a ten-foot cord leading to two pushbuttons. When the armchair listener hears a singing commercial which he would rather avoid, he presses button No. 1; the radio is cut off for 15 seconds. For a straight spiel, he pushes button No. 2, silencing the radio for 60 seconds. (The time interval can be adjusted.) Sales the first week: 1,000. Price...