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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...would be unfortunate for the public to get the idea that any one of these agents is of major importance in causing cancer, as present scientific knowledge does not bear this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 13, 1939 | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...think we ought to urge upon our own people a strict examination of themselves, to say to them, 'What are you willing to give up from a material standpoint, to keep the world at peace? And what are you willing to do to bring your moral support to bear in favor of what you think is right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Pressure Groups | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...Bear Willkie lost his latest chance to get free last fortnight when the Supreme Court, without passing on TVA's constitutionality, rejected the attack of Commonwealth & Southern and other utility companies on TVA's competing with their established power lines (TIME, Feb. 6). This left the privately owned utilities the choice of selling out or competing eternally with the Government-the latter choice an obvious economic impossibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PUBLIC UTILITIES: TVA Deal | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

This, plus Tennessee Electric Power's cash reserves, was just enough to take care of its $72,000,000 in senior securities, but left nothing for the common stock. Since C. & S. owns 99% of the common, Bear Willkie roared at the end of his chain. Last fall, baited anew by a Congressional committee investigating TVA, he countered by suggesting that SEC arbitrate the issue, offered to pay all appraisal expenses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PUBLIC UTILITIES: TVA Deal | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...Irving Michelman. And on an approximately even par with the Sophomore kangaroo are Rock Hollands and Paul Morgan. The shotput and discus trio of George Downing, Howie Mendel, and Nat Heard is perhaps the strongest unit on the team, while Bill Shallow, Arnie Gale, and Bob Sears will bear the brunt of the hammer-throwing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/11/1939 | See Source »

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