Word: equalized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Then Lawyer Henry Hackney argued for Farmer Moor that the Bankhead Act was unconstitutional: it was not a tax to raise revenue but to prevent the raising of cotton; it was an illegal attempt by the Federal Government to regulate farmers who are not engaged in interstate commerce. With equal interest the Justices made inquiries about the terms of the law. Next came the railroad's turn. Its lawyer made no attempt to defend the Bankhead Act, simply contending that unless the Court should declare the Act unconstitutional, the railroad could not ship the cotton. Would the Court please...
Though Cornell is reported to have a team equal in ability to the Feslermen, the Crimson is ceded a slight edge. Syracuse presents a team of higher caliber...
...flutist; and Lois Bichl, a cellist noted for her great good-nature. These three wanted to play in an orchestra but knew they stood little chance of being admitted to an established symphony organization. To start a band of their own they collected $1,000 from Samuel Insull, an equal amount from the late Julius Rosenwald, persuaded Richard Czerwonky of Bush Conservatory to be their first conductor...
Since 1931, Pan American Airways has wanted to launch an airline to Europe, has been prevented by inability to get permission to land U. S. planes on foreign soil. This permission was withheld because European nations insisted their air companies have an equal share in the new route. This was impossible for two reasons: 1) only the U. S. had airplanes economically capable of the passage; 2) the U. S. cannot under present laws let an airmail contract to any but U. S. firms, using U. S. material, U. S. crews...
General Motors salaries of more than $20,000 a year totaled nearly $3,000,000, equal to about if on $3 of 1935 sales. Among the highest paid higher-ups were...