Word: ultimatum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...conjunction with the parking ultimatum, Chief Leahy explained that he was cooperating with the H.A.A. in closing Boylston, Eliot, Winthrop and South Streets to vehicular traffic on the afternoons of major football games...
...York's City Council. With many Communists in his hive, he has followed the party beeline, was suspected of following it this week in San Francisco, where he was a divisive force in the C. I. O.'s national convention (see p. 28). Under a five-day ultimatum from A. L. P.-to renounce either Communism or his re-nomination-he momentarily held his peace...
...three days before the Hitler "peace ultimatum'' had been delivered and it was just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had virtually turned down the Hitler, terms in advance (see above). The "Father, of the House," an M.P. now for almost 50 years, thought Mr. Chamberlain's rejection a bit hasty. "I think it is very important," he said, "that we should not come to a too hurried conclusion." He did not want Great Britain to make any more enemies, particularly of Italy and Russia. He was even willing to keep an open mind about the possible impossibility...
...Sept. 3, Great Britain's ultimatum to Germany expired. At 11:35 the first air-raid warning wailed over the British capital. Some 8,000,000 unhurried Londoners tramped down the steps of their air-raid shelters, among them George VI, King-Emperor, and his Queen Elizabeth. Half an hour later, the all clear signal given, George and Elizabeth emerged. For him, as Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Air Force, the war had begun. For her, as for some 15,000,000 other British women, the pre-war life of home and children...
...German officer entered Warsaw under a flag of truce, delivered an ultimatum that the city must surrender in 24 hours or siege guns would be moved up. General Czuma refused to receive the message. Nazi airplanes then dropped leaflets repeating the ultimatum. General Czuma agreed to parley on evacuating all civilians and the Nazi high command ordered his spokesman to come out of the city in a car, at night, with truce flags specially spotlighted. All firing must cease...