Word: rapidity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...modern and urban equivalent for the now defunct Wild West thriller, "G-Men," the terrier-like James Cagney swaggers his way through a tempestuous epic of the Department of Justice. Technical perfection and a deft, rapid-fire tempo combine to obscure the insanity of the plot, and, when public enemies sway to the stutter of government machine guns, Willie cheers just as he would if the last rustler had cashed in his chips. The philosopher may believe that "G-Men" misses fire as social drama, but he will hardly find it boring...
...last few years the only publicly-owned stock in United Electric Light & Power Co., a Consolidated Gas subsidiary, has been owned by the wife of Thomas E. Murray Jr., currently receiver for Manhattan's Interborough Rapid Transit Co. All the rest of the stock was owned indirectly by Consolidated Gas. But merger of United Electric with other Consolidated power properties operating on the island of Manhattan was blocked by Mrs. Murray. Not that Mrs. Murray refused to sell her stock: she obligingly offered it to Consolidated last winter-at $4,500 per share...
From Allied's headquarters at No. 61 Broadway, Manhattan, Mr. Weber ran his organization like a military machine. Every last detail of routine was governed by policy and elaborate regulations. Promotions were rapid and salaries high but Allied got a reputation for killing its executives. To find the right man for a key job, Mr. Weber would make and break half a dozen officers in quick succession. Corporate camaraderie was discouraged-thereby discouraging corporate politics, a bane of big business. Allied officials did not even lunch together. But, from general headquarters right down through the 70-odd plants scattered...
Although Harvard's early-season record was not impressive, the last few games have seen a rapid improvement, and an even game is expected. At the beginning of the season, Coach Bob Pool's men took a Southern trip, which resulted most unfavorably, the Varsity stickmen losing all three games. Mt. Washington proved easily superior, 13-4; the University of Maryland trounced the Crimson 11-0; and the game with Navy was lost 7-1. After the return of the team, intensive practice was resumed, and the team took Dartmouth, Brown, and Tufts into camp, all by large scores. Princeton...
...Editor Jee's brush made two rapid curlicues, and he found himself in court on the rare charge of criminal libel. Last week at his trial the curlicues were held up for a jury to see. They formed the words mpau shek. That, said the prosecution's interpreters, meant "rob" and "cheat." Nothing of the sort, retorted Editor Jee; it meant "squeeze," which was what he accused the Association of doing. If he had wanted to write "rob," Editor Jee said he would have squiggled chang gip. In 40 minutes, the jury accepted the meaning as "rob," found...