Word: canceling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...country (TIME, July 26), a role which he has played so successfully that the Belgian franc is stabilized (TIME, Nov. 8), and a new momentary unit, the belga circulates. To signalize the definite success of his administration, King Albert's last act as "dictator," last week, was to cancel a sheaf of emergency taxes, notably the 10% tax on foreigners' hotel bills...
...Please cancel my subscription to your magazine as I haven't time to read such trashy criticisms as I have seen in your paper, especially on religion. Also, your article on the imperial conference. I am a Roman Catholic and a Canadian and a believer in international unity...
...doubted is certainly receiving sufficient publicity to warrant discussion, comes the statement from the Hadmon Foundation of New York. The Foundation proposes that scholarships be granted as loans to be repaid with a low rate of interest by the recipient when he is in a position to cancel the obligation. And the Foundation presumes that such a condition would not be possible until the student had been many years out of college. The only exceptions to the rule of repayment would be "those who plan to use their education for public service...
...example, state that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals tried a case when its very nature as an appellate court prevents it from being a trial court? How could Sinclair a private citizen, sell public lands and he arrested therefor." Why state that the courts refused to cancel the Teapot Dome leases when a reference to the reported decisions would show the contrary to be true? Why bring the Elk Hills Reservation and Pearl Harbor contracts before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals when the subject-matter is within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit? Why involve the late Attorney...
...There was then delay, during which the whole affair slumbered, only to be brought into the limelight again by the Senate Investigating Committee. A civil case was first tried, deciding that the lease of the Elk, Hills Reservation should be cancelled due to fraud. The case was taken to the Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed the decision, and the matter is now appendine in the Supreme Court. Later the courts refused to cancel the Teapot Dome lease...