Word: ultimatum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...then were the 18 members of the tumultuous crew of the U. S. Government-owned Algic* when they "sat down" in Baltimore on the eve of sailing, lumber-laden, to South America last July. Their supplies on the dock rotted as they lounged on deck awaiting reply to an ultimatum which read...
...Trust vice president suddenly announced to the Ernsts that unless they signed a contract giving full management powers to Adman Skinner, the Prima loans would be called and suits started against the Ernsts, who had personally guaranteed the Prima notes. The Ernsts signed the same day they received this ultimatum, and Mr. Skinner moved...
Last week the National Airline Pilots Association lost its last shred of patience, fired an ultimatum in the form of a letter to the Bureau of Air Commerce. The letter demanded that the Washington Airport be designated a "two-way" field, which would reduce it to the emergency or auxiliary class. The pilots declared that after 60 days they would not land heavy, high-speed planes unless the wind were favorable for using the long runway, and that they were "seriously considering" a refusal to use the field under any circumstances...
Serious breach of good taste has been after-dinner sprawling on furniture, blocking of passageways; but last week the Hardy ultimatum had gone unheeded...
...caller at the Manhattan office of Director D. T. Pierce of Consolidated Oil Corp. last week was Harvey C. Fremming, president of C. I. O.'s International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well & Refinery Workers. Laborman Fremming was not delivering an ultimatum to Harry Ford Sinclair's big company. Even if Mr. Fremming had a labor case against Consolidated, he would not go in for ultimatums. A husky, one-time footballer from the University of Washington, Laborman Fremming steps softly until he is sure of his ground. After C. I. O. announced its drive for a million...