Word: abolishing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Collier beer bill through the House of Representatives (TIME, Dec. 26); of acute indigestion; in Washington. Beer associate of St. Louis' Adolphus Busch and Manhattan's Col. Jacob Ruppert, he long lobbied for the U. S. Brewers' Association, led the American Bar Association fight to abolish "lame duck" sessions of Congress, at one of which his beer bill was finally passed...
Last session's Economy Act authorized the President to reorganize, consolidate and abolish executive agencies to eliminate duplication and save money. To such a large grant of power, Congress tied an equally large rope: The President must submit to Congress his reorganization plan, which would become effective only if the House and Senate took no positive action against it within 60 days. Last week the President submitted his plan, to which the first Congressional reaction was uncertainty tinged with hostility. But for once Congressional inertia was on the President's side. No action would mean favorable action...
...winning class teams have played the winning class teams at Yale. With the advent of the House it seemed wise to discontinue class athletics, and this past year the winning House teams have competed against the winning Class teams at Yale. Within the next few years Yale will abolish class athletics, after which time we hope to have our winning House teams compete against the winning College teams at Yale...
...their annual meeting in Manhattan last week, officials of the Amateur Athletic Union decided unanimously to take a step that they have been talking about for 25 years: to abolish yards, feet and inches for measuring distances at U. S. track and field competitions, use meters instead, starting...
Colonel Deeds's plan is to abolish the two classes of stock. Class A stockholders (the public) will get one share of new common for each share held, plus one-fifth of a share to compensate for unpaid dividends. Class B stockholders (family & friends) will get only one-half a share of new stock and will, of course, have no special voting control privileges. Capital surplus will be provided out of which to make $12,000,000 write-offs...