Word: boosted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lecturing at Catholic University in Washington, D. C., author of the ''expanding universe" theory which views the present universe as shrapnel of one atom exploded some five billion years ago: the Francqui Prize of 500.000 francs ($23,000) for scientific work of such importance as to boost Belgium's prestige. Donor of the award, second only to the Nobel Prize, is Emile Francqui, banker, one of Europe's dozen richest men. ¶Died. Hugh Cosgro Weir, 49, publisher, author; after a long illness; in Manhattan. A telegram to Carl Laemmle Sr. brought Mr. Weir...
Black Ink for Red. The two big prospective deficits of 1934 and 1935 will boost the public debt to $31,834,000,000 by July 1, 1935. At that date the President would call a halt: "We should plan to have a definitely balanced budget for the third year of recovery [1935-36] and from that time on seek a continuing reduction of the national debt. This excess of expenditures over revenues amounting to over $9,000,000,000 during two fiscal years . . . is a large amount but the immeasurable benefits justify the cost. ... If we maintain the course...
...been endless talk as to the utopia which we shall have attained when prices and taxes are so regulated that the bootleggers are driven out of business; unfortunately, these charming bits of descriptive writing have of late been pushed off the front pages by articles on the latest boost in federal tax per gallon on all liquors. The thinking man has retired from all this balderdash and poppycock to splash about in an oversize bathtub of the good old home-mixed gin; and in so doing, he unconsciously indicates a way out for the nation...
...Congress in 1923 by plumping for the soldier bonus and promising to "soak the rich," is not so radical as he sounded ten years ago. Today he is even rated as a "conservative with progressive leanings." The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington and the Hill Bill to boost tariffs to compensate for depreciated foreign currencies have been his most noted concerns...
...would get on his old one. Armed with an offer, he would shop around among other dealers in the same price range until he got a higher bid. Back he would march to the first dealer, who, hating to lose a new-car sale, would be likely to boost his first offer. If John Citizen were shrewd, he could play one dealer off against another until he got an allowance far higher than his old car would ever bring in the second-hand market...