Word: controls
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...busy with the aid of farm leaders concocting a new farm bill, something to succeed the Soil Conservation Act (hurriedly passed when AAA was invalidated), something permanent and inclusive-to begin with soil conservation payments, continue with the ever-normal granary (Joseph) plan, and be driven home with production control when the ever-normal granary gets abnormally full. Three weeks ago in press conference Franklin Roosevelt remarked that this was all a fine idea and he hoped some action would be taken on it. However, the President did not put it on his "ought" list (TIME, June 14). Last week...
...GROVES, who through connection with various investment trusts is credited with control of United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corp., had a Bahama corporation and also controlled General Investment Corp. The Bahama company bought General Investment Corp. stock from the public, sold it to General Investment Corp. itself at a profit of $14.50 a share on the transaction. This deal is being looked into not only by the Bureau of Internal Revenue...
...deprived of his means of support as a result of another person's intoxication could apply for damages not only from the grog seller, but from the grog seller's landlord. Repealed during Prohibition, Illinois' Dram-Shops Act of 1874 was revived in the Liquor Control Act of 1934, and last week it was invoked by a Chicago lady who claimed her Christmas had been spoiled by her husband's dramming...
...course, not recognize the danger and they and the affected businessmen will resent interference. Many soothsayers will arise to lull any fears. It will be pointed out that an overexpansion of credit cannot be near at hand because brokers' loans are low and security credit under strict control. (This will be the same type of argument as the 1929 one that inventories were not over-extended and therefore no great danger existed.) It will be pointed out with great pride how well installment selling fared in the recent Depression. This will probably be one of the greatest arguments against...
Died, Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova, 59, favorite and last surviving sister of the late Nikolai Lenin, chief of the complaint bureau of the Soviet Control Commission; after several days' unconsciousness due to high blood pressure; in Moscow...