Word: broads
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...overdose of proximity with the famous Roosevelt personality. It is fine to be able to report that the President is in great fettle, hale and hearty, imbued with confidence, cheerful and relaxed, enjoying life and his big job to the fullest. We aver that our opinions are based upon broad observations. . . . But we can't deny that we are also influenced by the calm confidence of the President. He isn't selling the country short, and neither...
...Began interstate regulation of natural gas companies. Under the Natural Gas Act passed by Congress last month, the Federal Power Commission was given powers similar to those it has over interstate transmission of electricity. Last week FPC started a broad investigation of the whole field, filed preliminary rules & regulations for the industry effective July n, ordered the filing by all natural gas companies of rates, charges, contracts and agreements for the interstate transport and sale of natural...
...Raised passenger coach fares for Eastern railroads from 2? to 2½? a mile. Having refused this grant three months ago, the Interstate Commerce Commission reversed itself in keeping with the Government's broad policy of being as lenient as possible with the hard-pressed roads. But the new fares mean only an estimated rise of $32,000,000 in yearly income for the roads involved, only a slight aid since the Eastern roads are losing about $13,000,000 a month...
...broad index of business is the volume of bank loans to commerce, industry and agriculture, tabulated each week in 101 cities by the Federal Reserve System. During Recovery I these loans revived with general business in the spring of 1936, by last October reached a peak of $4,868,000,000. Then with Depression II they plopped to $3,916,000,000 for the week ended June 22. Last week, for the first time in 21 weeks, the Federal Reserve's tabulation showed a rise. The substantial $20,000,000 rally made economists wonder if the turn had come...
...winter boom and summer slump of sponsored radio, the week of March 6 was chosen by the Federal Communications Commission's statisticians as typical for their first large-scale survey of what was coming over the air. Reports from 633 stations, released last week, revealed the percentage of broad casting time given to the seven major types of radio programs. One item surprised listeners...