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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...TIME, April 22), compared to 6.1 to 1 for New York, it might appear that New York pays relatively low-even sweat shop-wages. But no doubt the fairer explanation is the generosity of General Electric to its workers, whose statistics were eloquent evidence of the Owen D. Young theory that a corporation's responsibility is about equally divided between capital, labor, public. The public's share includes, of course, great sums of money spent on research which is not currently productive. No such sums are spent, for example, in New York's cloak and suit hagglery...
...feel that broadcasting is reflecting either the interests of the church or the home when such harmful propaganda is sent through the air." Thus, half-incredulous, half-accusatory, the Open Letter appealed to the better natures, the higher selves, of Advisory Council members. It made particular reference to Owen D. Young (whose General Electric Co. it credited with controlling National Broadcasting), felt that Chairman Young could not knowingly permit the radio chain to aid in "undermining the interests of the American home and of honest business...
...report leaked out regarding a monumental project: A non-stop around-the-world flight to be accomplished by refueling in the air. The flight is planned to start from New York next September. Capt. Henry W. Lyon Jr. (navigator of the Southern Cross) as navigator, Reserve Lieut. Albert D. Hulse as engineer, with others as yet unnamed, are to be the crew. A plane powered with five 420-h. p. Pratt & Whitney motors, with a cruising speed of 120 m. p. h. is to be the vehicle. Twenty-two refueling stations, including ten for emergency only, are to be established...
...stacked more than 1,150,000 books. Studying financial reports, President Hutchins will notice that during its last fiscal year, University of Chicago's assets were $77,812,221.26; that 1928 gifts totaled $6,858,042.00. Looming in the University's financial background are Julius Rosenwald, John D. Rockefeller Jr., the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Foundation...
...Harvard Freshman tennis team made it three in a row on Saturday by defeating the University Seconds, 8 to 1. The match took place on the Divinity Courts. D. M. Frame '32, No. 1 man, won easily from M. J. Kuhl ocC, J. B. Parker '30 being the only one of his team to win his match, defeating C. N. Townshed '32 in a close encounter...