Word: chief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Army, however, has never been more outwardly enthusiastic about any new program. "Everyone connected with the program agrees on its success," writes Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Bergquist, commanding general of Fort Dix. RFA should stand, not for Reserve Forces Act, says Maj. Gen. P. D. Ginder, assistant chief of staff for reserve components, but for "Ready For America...
...Virginia Supreme Court's right to pass on the constitutionality of legislative acts the "judicial review" principle later adopted for the U.S. Supreme Court (Marbury v. Madison, 1803) by Chief Justice John Marshall of Virginia-was laid out in 1782 by Justice George Wythe with the new Court's very first decision: "If the whole legislature should attempt to overleap the bounds, prescribed to them by the people, I, pointing to the Constitution, will say to them, 'Here is the limit of your authority; and hither shall you go, but no further...
...Chief advantages claimed for the Convair heart: its gentle hydraulic action is less damaging to the blood; its flowmeter is in the water system, not in the bloodstream itself, further reducing damage; by ingenious servomechanisms it provides automatic control of oxygenation and acidity; it can handle up to two gallons of blood a minute, against five quarts for present models. It needs only two men to tend it. If the power fails, it keeps running. If water pressure fails, it can be cranked by hand...
Honors & Privileges. The rights, dignities, honors and privileges of the Presiding Bishop do not carry with them the hierarchical authority of a Roman Catholic archbishop (a nonexistent title in the Episcopal Church). Bishop Lichtenberger will serve as chief spokesman for 3,274,867 Episcopalians in the U.S. and abroad, will have jurisdiction over U.S. Episcopal churches in Europe and any vacant missionary districts, will preside over the House of Bishops, and will serve as president of his church's National Council...
...position Mason also faces a tough job; he will have to try to push through the President's new housing program over heavy congressional opposition. The President in his budget message this week laid down the broad lines of the program. Chief recommendation: Congress should remove the present ceiling on the amount of private-home mortgages that FHA can insure. Although it shows a handsome profit, FHA last year twice had to jam on the brakes to seek more insurance authorization, now has a request for more money before Congress. In addition, the Administration wants Congress to wind...