Word: used
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thousands of Americans use salt and pepper shakers made in Japan and Germany. Because they are small and because they have a stopper in them, they are hardly ever washed before using. Could it be possible that a coating of poisoning is applied to the inside of these and other dishes made in those countries? Or perhaps disease germs...
...German province, sent her Governor (not Chancellor) Arthur Seyss-Inquart to Berlin by air, dressed in the uniform of one of Dictator Hitler's Elite Guard. Austrian-born Herr Hitler was greeted by Reichstag President Göring with the words: "You conquered Austria not with bloody use of force but with your warm heart. Wounds were not inflicted-they were healed...
...civilian population of an attacked country, their homes, shops and municipal services, have become main military objectives of today-since aviation now permits an invading army to wage much of the war behind the enemy's lines, crack morale, force surrender. In Spain, Douhet disciples point out, the use by aircraft of poison sprays and bombs (which was decisive in Ethiopia) has virtually not been tried, and this was still true last week as modified Douhet methods suddenly subjected Barcelona, the largest and wealthiest Spanish city and the country's greatest industrial metropolis, to day after...
...Department of the War Office ("The Best in the World") decided to get a line on members of the Friends of the Soviet Union, openly organized in London as a movement opposed to war and Fascism. Knowing how carefully Communists probe the antecedents of anyone they intend to make use of, Intelligence did not risk assigning to the case a professional operative with a past which could come to light. They approached an ordinary stenographer -or rather an exceptionally pretty one- who readily agreed to do her bit for King & Country, joined the Friends...
...University Committee on Seals, Arms, and Diplomas has resolved that the tight-necked commencement gown now in use is very uncomfortable and not as dignified as the older type still used abroad...