Word: wholeness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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United Automobile Workers' Homer Martin and C. I. O.'s John L. Lewis, who disagree about many matters, long have understood that factionalism rampant in the U. A. W. A. was harming the whole industrial union movement. Outlaw sit-downs, repudiations of his authority, and kindred manifestations of factional trouble were blamed by Mr. Martin upon Communist careerists and others in his union who, according to him, raised hell for the hell of it. In large part, Mr. Lewis blamed Mr. Martin, who according to the C. I. O. chairman should have displayed more administrative fortitude, a quality...
...British Government sent a third note of stern protest. London papers called Mexican President General Lazaro Cardenas a "bandit." After hours of rapidly worsening relations, the envoy of Mexico in London and the envoy of Britain in Mexico City were withdrawn by their respective Governments, together with their whole staffs, except for a diplomatic caretaker who was left behind in each case...
...Earl Baldwin: "The Ottawa Empire agreements do not permit such a course. The situation may greatly improve if there is rain in the next two weeks." All churches in the diocese of Bristol were ordered to offer prayers for rain. Within 48 hours heavy rains doused almost the whole of the British Isles, the drought was called "definitely broken...
Like frogs in spring, last week, no sooner had Representative Emanuel Celler been given a chance to croak for his Government Broadcasting Bill (TIME, May 16) than the whole Congressional swamp sang out for radio legislation. As soon as Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Committee announced War, Navy and Interior Department endorsement for the Celler Bill, indicated that plans for a Government station to combat Fascist propaganda in South America had White House backing, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Key Pittman and Senator William E. Borah added their endorsements...
Divorced. Emeline Harriman Spencer, 76, sister of Mrs. William Kissam Vanderbilt Sr.; from Howland Spencer, 48, Dutchess County, N. Y. gentleman farmer; in West Palm Beach. Said Mrs. Spencer: "He never hit me, he just exploded. He would yell so the whole of Palm Beach could hear...