Word: detail
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Familiar with other phases of New York's well-publicized civilian defense scheme, many a citizen has asked such questions about the one missing but vital detail. Finally they got an answer. New York City's Commissioner of Hospitals Edward M. Bernecker revealed his gigantic preparations in a speech before a United Hospital Fund conference...
After nearly two years of study, the Treasury Committee on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations this week released a six-volume report examining in detail the problem of federal-state-local fiscal relations. One major problem graphically discussed is the impact on the taxpayer of the overlapping of these three tax-collecting Governments within the U.S. (see chart). In 1941, reported the study, the five big sources of tax revenue were: the corporation income tax ($2.2 billion); personal income ($1.7 billion); motor fuel ($1.3 billion); payroll ($1.9 billion) and realty ($4.5 billion...
...walks of life, got almost unanimous approval, at least of principle. Second, he published a succinct outline in last February's Reader's Digest. Step No. 4 will be the appearance in June of a weighty volume called Total Peace, which will present the plan in fullest detail...
...ultimately becoming chancellor to the bishop and pastor of gigantic St. Peter's Church, Laredo, where his interest in education has found expression in the founding of a parochial school and a convent academy, both accredited to the University of Texas. For the past ten years, prior to his detail as instructor at the Chaplain School two months ago, he has been a chaplain in the Texas National Guard (36th Division...
...first official information to its reservists, the Naval Office of Procurement has sent out to all V-1 and V-7 members, a letter clarifying the official standing of the college men and expanding in more detail the Navy College Training Program...