Word: waits
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...rule against giving children to well-settled single persons, the demand for children far exceeds the supply and childless couples have first choice. Greatest difficulty agencies have is discouraging people over 50, who insist on adopting infants. Average age of foster parents, however, is around 40, since most persons wait for adoption until they are convinced that they can have no children of their own. Great- est favorites are golden-haired little girls, around two years old. Last to go are mischievous boys of eight...
...Serbs and Croats; 3) southeastern Serbia. Each section will have separate self-governing administrations for local affairs; the three provinces will remain united by a common throne and a central Government which retains ultimate control of finances, defense, foreign relations. Creation of provincial diets, because of constitutional limitations, must wait until King Peter comes of age. It was a nice settlement; big question mark was whether provincial autonomy might weaken the country to the extent of jeopardizing national autonomy. The Hungarians are just as anxious to grab the Croats, for instance, as the Germans are to grab the Hungarians...
...Columnist Hugh Johnson wrote: "It occurred to me that for days and even weeks, I have been writing about all this dangerous business in a shrill high pitch. . . . If Hitler can wait a week, I can wait a day or two." To the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he said that the Roosevelt Administration is "a gambling Government. It has shot craps with Destiny . . . at least five times...
...they sell, it goes up. Last week the first comprehensive survey of odd-lot trading-made by the Brookings Institution under the direction of Dr. Charles 0. Hardy-found that odd-lotters are generally smart enough to buy on declines and sell on advances, but not smart enough to wait for a marked decline or a substantial advance. By buying and selling too soon, they miss the boat on long-term price trends. Other findings: > Since 1920 the average odd-lot trader has bought 106 shares, sold 100, thus accumulated six shares...
...families immediately concerned were more annoyed than worried. Hordes of Navy wives had rushed to Norfolk to be with their men until the Fleet dress-paraded up to the New York World's Fair next week. Now that their menfolk were off to undetermined ports, many must wait until the Navy's next payday for money to pay holiday debts and get home...