Word: truce
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Some, however, do not think. Others think and discreetly do nothing. But out of the concern of a few churchmen for the welfare of tough-hided steelmen arose the war of Church v. Steel. Last week a long truce in that war was broken, and decisively broken, by the Church...
...German General Electric (A. E. G.) is Carl Friedrich von Siemens, both because German General Electric is his greatest rival and because it has violated his nationalistic feelings by allowing Americans from General Electric to sit upon its board. Yet last week Herr von Siemens apparently neared a truce with German General Electric, allowed U. S. capital to flow into his own company. The truce was taken for granted because of a new $32,000,000 issue of Siemens debentures to be sold in the U. S. It was rumored that about 80% would be bought by General Electric. While...
...month truce was forced upon them by the biggest company among them, U. S.-owned International Paper Co. Not a member of the institute, free to act independently, International offered newsprint at $55.20 per ton until July 1, promising 30 days' notice of any price change after July...
...married again, have no time for their children, and as a result the oldest daughter, Judie, played by Mary Brian, has the whole tribe on her hands. From then on the entire show is a rapid succession of quarrels, peace gatherings and cocktail parties. The warring couple finally declare truce for good, Judie marries the ever-present family-friend, in the person of Mr. March, and the two take all the children under their wing...
...been directing operations against the People's Army (northern rebels, supposedly under the direction of Generals Feng Yu-hsiang and Yen Hsi-shan) for Nanking. Following the Soviet invasion of Manchuria came a second report: military leaders of all Chinese factions had ceased fighting, concluded a speedy truce to present a united front against the Russians...