Word: budgeting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...TIME, Dec. 24). House of Lords. Their Lordships were somewhat disturbed by a violent thunderstorm and a leak in the roof above the Strangers' Gallery. Plumbers were on strike, so a bucket brigade was formed, to prevent the floor of the chamber, in which a discussion of the budget was in progress, from being flooded. Their Lordships' toes were thus kept...
General Hischauer, who commanded the French Air Service during the War and is now reporter of the Military Aviation budget, announced the completion of tests of a "ghost plane" which will fly pilotless 100 miles out of sight and rain death on enemy armies and cities in the next war. A gyroscopic stabilizer re- places the pilot for the maintenance of equilibrium.' Wireless guides the plane at will and makes it land precisely at a given spot, however far away from the point of control. The discharge of powerful bombs will also be controlled by wireless. Similar experiments...
...support to the limit the budget-making power of the Government...
...popped at him. He answered: "I wonder." He grinned and went on: "I guess that sounds strange coming from me, but you fellows will get used to it. I must talk sense and must be cautious in my replies. This is different business from being Director of the Budget, and, much as I like gassing with the White House correspondents, I must forego that pleasure...
...economy. After that I am for more economy." In proposing to the Government's Business Organization (Budget) that the nation be run on $3,000,000,000 in 1925, Mr. Coolidge thus keynoted, indirectly, his campaign for reëlection. Especially did he assail the national payroll, extravagance in government printing...