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Behind him he left orders for the greatest NRA shakeup since last summer. Part of a logical transition from code-making to enforcement, it decentralized authority, delegated to an administrative staff many of the powers he formerly exercised. To head this staff he appointed Lieut.-Colonel G. A. Lynch, whom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RECOVERY: Most Advanced Thinker | 4/16/1934 | See Source »

It was in this last that Harvard men knew him best. Many a prospective young teacher visited Mr. Cram, diffident but hopeful, and watched that careful consignment of his blank to the files of the Secretary of Appointments. The weeks passed, and the hope waned, but always there came the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GEORGE WASHINGTON CRAM | 1/4/1934 | See Source »

Significance. To Franklin Roosevelt in the White House and to many another keen political head the stir had quite another significance. It meant that most of the silver bloc in Congress had had their thunder stolen. Only a few months ago silver was 25? an ounce and 64 1/2 ? was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Silver Triumphant | 1/1/1934 | See Source »

With longer and better discussions of gold-standard economics separating his flambuoyant portraits of Wall Street personalities, Father Coughlin has again rolled a sonorous hour's speech along the national networks. Again the bankers, professors, senators, braintrusters, labor leaders, and even cardinals can read it with detached approval or dissent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARKEN UNTO MY VOICE | 12/12/1933 | See Source »

Jewelers and novelty shops all over the Reich did a brisk business last week selling lapel pins enameled or embossed with foreign flags. In many cases the pins doubtless worked, saved their wearers from instant Nazi assault for failure to salute passing Storm Troop banners. But one day last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Assaults and Indignities | 10/23/1933 | See Source »

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