Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...week's end Fascist Mola was forced to withdraw many of his troops from the Guadarrama front to tackle a dangerous situation in his rear. San Sebastian and Bilbao were still in Loyalist hands. With hostilities ceasing in the Barcelona region, Loyalists might be able to launch an attack at his rear. Out of the ground to defend these Basque cities for the Loyalists poured the Communist miners of Oviedo, hurling homemade bombs of dynamite, slashing with knives. General Mola's attack was beaten...
...lying!" shouted George Buchanan, one of the four Independent Labor Party members in the House. When asked by the Speaker to withdraw, Scot Buchanan cried, "I can't withdraw my remark, even for you, because it's true ! The Home Secretary is not telling the truth. He is lying...
Pasha was pleased to learn that Mr. Baldwin is prepared to withdraw British troops from Cairo shortly and haul down the British flag from its citadel. He is further prepared to withdraw "gradually" large British forces now at Alexandria and elsewhere in Egypt. According to a new Anglo-Egyptian treaty undergoing final negotiations this week, defense of the Suez...
...market value of all securities held. Restriction does not mean that the customer has to put up more money. Margin calls are only caused by the Stock Exchange's private requirements, which are lower than the Government's. But restriction does mean that a customer may not withdraw either cash or securities until his equity is again built up to 55%. He may substitute one stock for another on a dollar-for-dollar basis. He may buy more stock if he puts up 55% on each purchase, but that stock immediately becomes restricted also. Only way to avoid...
...They deployed over the White House lawn, serenaded the President with Home on the Range, drank Mrs. Roosevelt's lemonade, showed such eagerness to shake the hand of a woman who has homes both in the country (Hyde Park) and city (Manhat tan) that Mrs. Roosevelt had to withdraw behind three White House aides. They made a pilgrimage to Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Arthur E. Brigden, 67, of Marathon, N. Y. announced that, after considerable research, she had discovered that Martha Washington was "a thorough housekeeper, looking after every detail of household affairs, with a bunch of keys always hanging...