Word: budgets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...money it was going to vote for WPA, was what seemed to be in the subcommittee's mind. Two reasons, besides Mr. Roosevelt's renewed urge to "invest" in public works, guided the subcommittee in this direction: discovery of items in WPA's proposed budget (the first ever submitted to Congress in itemized form) which could be shaved or excised; uneasiness about the efficiency of WPA's handling of large projects and about its executive set-up (last week the committee, having found $21,000,000 could be knocked...
...naval tonnage had jumped to 8,000,000, military planes had possibly trebled in number and $17,000,000,000 went slithering down the gullet of the hungry god of war-to-be. This year, with Russia leading the Big Parade (U. S. S. R. war budget for 1939 is $8,000,000,000), these figures are again skyrocketing...
...budget for 1939-40 is being planned carefully. Rather than count on large receipts, athletic officials have decided to predict gate returns conservatively...
...Bingham stated that the eliminations in the budget were proposed for financial reasons. The vital Varsity football gate receipts on the 1938-39 schedule were not as large as anticipated. Returns on the 1939-40 season are also expected to be below par because of games with Chicago, New Hampshire and Bates...
...Junior Varsity teams with the exception of football and crew will be eliminated next year if the Athletic Association's budget is approved by the Corporation, it was learned yesterday...