Word: cleaning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Court upheld the right of Congress -under the Constitutional power of regulating money-to void gold clauses in private bonds. But no such clean bill of health was given the Government in abrogating the gold clauses of its own bonds. Government bondholders were denied the right to sue in the Court of Claims on the somewhat extraordinary grounds that it is impossible to tell how much damage they have suffered since it is now illegal to own gold. However, the Court did not uphold the propriety of the Government's offering devalued money in place of old-size dollars...
...dinner, he goes out to eat with businessmen who have kicks against NRA-it is against his rules to be interrupted by callers or telephones during office hours. Otherwise he is not seen around Washington. So far as he is concerned he is simply there for a job, to clean up the administrative mess...
...Plumas County, Calif., acquitted of murdering her Indian husband with an ax, Squaw Emma Elam told the judge she wanted her ax back. Given it, she asked the court to clean off the bloodstains, sharpen the blade. Said the judge, refusing her request: "Such crust...
...Crimson boxers scored a clean sweep, every contestant winning his match as 100 partisan spectators witnessed the Intramural athletes of Harvard and Dartmouth go through their paces in the Indoor Athletic Building Saturday night. The hitherto unbeaten Lowell House quintet was out-played by the Russell Sago basketmen, intramural champions of Dartmouth, in a game that ended 30-14 in favor of the invaders...
...neglected corners, irritation reaches a fever pitch. No blame can be attached to the goodies, they do remarkably well considering their human limitations. Rushing about the room, duster and mep in hand, with the speed of an express train is the only possible way for a goodie to clean a three to eight room suite within the arbitrary time limit of 15 minutes. It is the so-called "economy" which is to be criticized...