Word: controller
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...wins in Europe she will attempt an invasion of this hemisphere. How long it will take her to reach this point can only be speculation, but this is the root of the conscription enigma. It does not seem, despite Nazi advances and the possibility that, if victorious, Germany would control shipbuilding facilities six times as great as our own, perhaps the British navy, that we would not have adequate time to prepare then. Furthermore, a Nazi victory over France and England is still far from an accomplished fact...
...should be an authority on American history, at least, the warning professor should know that the right of petition is an ancient and honorable one and had its effective beginning as long ago as when the American colonists were the victims of British control and tyranny," the editorial states...
With an excellent 7 to 3 win from Northeastern and a beautifully pitched game lost to Columbia, 3 to 2 on a ninth inning error to his credit, Ayres shows poise and control that should lead him to future heights...
...absolute control of the world's new diamonds lies in a dull, grey building at No. 8 Charterhouse Street, London, offices of Diamond Corp. and its subsidiary, Diamond Trading Co. There, on an upper floor, the lords of Britain's cushiest monopoly linger over luncheons washed down with fine hock, occasionally notify their approved customers (and them only) that their application for a "sight" (buying visit) has been approved. "Sights" are no occasions for unbending. Customers look over parcels of stones, good and bad, take all or none, and take them at Diamond Corp.'s price. Widespread...
...spectacle of two Du Fonts stepping aside was too much for the Du Pont-owned Wilmington newspapers. For 24 hours the company changes outheadlined the war. But the startling fact of a non-Du Pont in the presidency meant no change in the family control, no shift, rift or difference in policy. Lively Henry Belin du Pont, 41, dog fancier, aviator and vice president, specialist in engineering, purchases and sales, stands ready to bring the Du Pont name back to the president's office when energetic Walter Carpenter eventually gets ready to step...