Word: demand
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thoroughly rested after a two months trip abroad, president Conant reached his home on Quincy Street Sunday ready to tackle the many problems which demand his attention. Arriving in New York last weekend with Mrs. Conant and his two sons, James and Theodore, the President declined to comment on politics or education and would only say that he had had a "grand trip...
...possessors of much G without pronounced special abilities. Geniuses need both G and an extraordinary special talent, although the amount of G required for music, painting and literature is small. Proficiency in geometry (dealing with space) and in arithmetic (dealing, with numbers) are entirely unrelated except for a common demand on G. Dr. Spearman would not define G exactly, said it might have some connection with "the mass-action of the cortex of the brain...
...existence on the U. S. public is to photograph him in postures even less dignified than those habitually assumed by his older brother (see cut). The fight was planned for last fortnight at the Garden's Long Island Bowl, postponed by rain, then rescheduled indoors when the demand for tickets made it apparent that Madison Square Garden could easily accommodate the crowd. Last week, in that arena, it finally took place...
After an uninterrupted advance during most of the summer, steel operations dropped a half point last week to 50% of capacity. Demand from the automobile industry was slackening as motor-makers retooled for new models. But like most businessmen, steelmasters were less interested in current figures than in speculating upon the aftermath of Labor Day, traditional turning point in the trend of trade. This year forecasts of an autumn upswing are almost unanimous, and corporations large & small are being groomed for better business...
...Last week a special Senate subcommittee investigating the price-pegging cotton and wheat operations of the late Federal Farm Board disclosed a loss of $344,000,000 (69%) of its $500,000,000 revolving fund in trying to buck the law of supply & demand...