Word: actions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...motor was whirled. Once it spat and died, again it sputtered and coughed, finally it roared action. A man picked up the butt of von Huenefeld's discarded cigar for a souvenir...
Secretary Hoover had ordered the U. S. Census Bureau to discontinue its custom of segregating Negro clerks from white clerks. Senator Stephens called this an "unfortunate action." Senator Stephens referred to "personal political advantage." He said it was a grave injustice to both races and that certain white men and women would have a Negro for their superior officer...
Senator Stephens replied: "A good position has often been lost for a smaller offense than protesting the action of a superior." He reported an instance he had heard about Negroes who had been assigned to desks among white men and women. The Negroes, he said, were "all grins, and congratulated . . . on the recognition that had been given them." He further charged that white and Negro women were obliged to use the same washroom. Senator Stephens said his protest was "in the interest of decency and the welfare of Government. Whenever there has been a step toward social equality between...
Concerning the court's finding of partial blame against Lieutenant Commander Roy K. Jones, the S-4's dead chief, Secretary Wilbur thought it was "in accordance with the probabilities, but that these probabilities are insufficient to justify disciplinary action, assuming such action was possible...
...other important New England industries, decided that, as long as they intended to "rejuvenate" some New England community, they should begin with stricken Fall River. Mr. Loring put investigators to work, who soon found that Fall River cotton mill owners were in the mood for merging and refinancing. Such action required banking facilities, which Fall River lacked...