Word: stringent
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Navigation Cadets: Same as Aviation Cadets in every detail except less stringent physical requirements...
...cars. He said that the Government's credit restrictions had slowed up its sales so much that K-F had to cut production from 1,600 to 800 cars a day, would soon have to drop to 600. RFC offered Henry $25 million, and asked for stringent collateral. Henry, who hopes that defense orders will soon bail his company out, decided to mull it over...
...Navy can offer officer training only to those who have graduated from college. If he has not yet received a draft notice, however, chances are that he will not be able to pas the stringent physical requirements...
...Faith!" Stu Symington then put the heat on FRB to tighten up regulation W (which covers credit on all installment purchases). He wanted it made almost as stringent as during World War II. FRB fell in line. The new regulations...
Other jittery rumors that Cadillac, Packard and other automakers were switching to tanks were also flatly denied in Detroit and Washington. While the National Security Resources Board had long since prepared industrial-mobilization plans calling for an excess profits tax, allocation of materials and manpower and other stringent controls (see WAR IN ASIA), NSRB saw no reason to take the plans out of mothballs last week. NSRB had issued "phantom" orders for $900 million worth of machine tools months ago, with instructions to manufacturers to lock them up in company safes until they got wires to put them into effect...