Word: magically
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Much less simple is the elimination of the capital stock tax after Repeal. For this the magic date is the July 1 following the President's proclamation. From this tax a corporation will get relief only when it starts a new business year after that date. Thus if Repeal occurs in 1933 a corporation on a calendar year basis must pay a capital levy for 1934 because it will be half way through that year when the tax goes...
...Europe to earth, Oceania to water, but America has its principles in air-the open air, an air that is young and free, without shadow or wrinkle, exciting electricity." A Frenchman born in Russia, schooled at Oxford, a diplomat in Italy and Spain, Author Morand (Open All Night, Black Magic) has exorcised in his latest and most delightful travel book the air demons of Latin America-those of the Inca and those of Pan American Airways. Some impressions of this traveled and tolerant man who thinks in the international terms of shillings, feet and quintals and who sees nothing that...
...effect repudiated John L. Lewis, their national president. They were angry and suspicious. "To hell with 'em!" was their attitude toward the mine operators. In their midst sat their real strike leader, a magnetic Irishman named Martin Ryan. Straight at him Mr. McGrady directed his harangue, brandished the magic name of Franklin D. Roosevelt: "I'm here acting for the President of the United States and asking you to go back to work. You want to see the truce? Well, here it is all signed, in black and white (flourishing papers). Men, you stand to lose nothing...
...strength of magic words embedded in the National Recovery Act, U. S. Labor set out last month to unionize U. S. Industry. For the American Federation of Labor it was a golden opportunity, for big manufacturers a real crisis. First objective was Steel, that "open shop" fortress against which union labor had repeatedly smashed itself to bloody bits. Last week an A. F. of L. local was started in mighty U. S. Steel Corp.'s Gary plant with more to follow elsewhere...
Washington! There is magic in the name. Borrowing from Hocker's mighty tribute to the law we may truthfully say that all the peoples of the world turn their eyes to Washington, the seat of government of the United States, "the least as feeling in her care; the greatest as not exempt from her power...