Word: bernards
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wrote inspired reassurances in Today and Mr. Astor closeted himself with one tycoon after another to relate how things were going to come out all right in the end. The biggest news that Mr. Astor brought back from the throne room was that President Roosevelt was going to make Bernard Mannes ("Bernie") Baruch head of the reorganized...
This was the situation when, fortnight ago, Mr. Baruch returned from Europe. In 1918-19 Bernard Baruch, as head of the War Industries Board, was absolute dictator of U. S. business, an even greater autocrat than Hugh Johnson became under NRA. As generous with his advice and counsel to Republicans as to Democrats, Mr. Baruch was from time to time useful to the Hoover Administration. When Franklin Roosevelt went to Washington, "Bernie" Baruch was slated to be a trusted White House economic observer. "I am a speculator." he said once, "and make no apologies for it. The word comes from...
Back from Europe and ready to leave for Hyde Park, Bernard Mannes Baruch gazed out upon Manhattan, philosophized darkly: "They were all crazy and I think a lot of them still are. They have the same delusions they had in 1927 to 1929. They are striving to restore the same values that were in existence during those years, not realizing that such a thing is impossible. Do you see those buildings over there? They are the pyramids of today. Nobody knows exactly why the pyramids were built but they were used as tombs for ancient kings. Those pyramids of today...
Edward S. Amazeen '31 will coach the Lowell House team for the second year, Harold T. K. Yap 2L will have charge of Eliot House, while Kirkland will be under the leadership of Bernard Fox 6G. Other coaches as announced by Samborski are Warren Sturgis 3L, William Powers, James A. Potter '34, Warren Casey '34, and William F. Brooks 3L. Powers is a former Dartmouth varsity football player, while Casey was Harvard's regular center last fall...
Welterweight. Bernard Rossofsky (Barney Ross) won the welterweight title from Jimmy McLarnin last June. They signed for a return match. Scheduled for last fortnight, the fight was postponed by rain. Next day, Ross rested. McLarnin continued training. It rained again, caused another postponement. When rain caused a third postponement. Ross demanded a week's delay to celebrate Rosh haShanah. Last week both fighters resumed training, weighed in for the fourth time. Rain caused a fourth postponement. Two days later, on a cold cloudy evening, they climbed through the ropes of Madison Square Garden's Long Island City ring...