Word: expands
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Government Spending: FOR: all major Administration appropriations bills; led the fight for funds to expand TVA power facilities with the Johnsonville steam plant. AGAINST (with Truman): all major attempts to trim fat and pork-barrel projects out of Rivers & Harbors bills and other congressional appropriations...
...balance. Another is that the Council's total membership should not be increased lest it become unwieldy. But the necessity of leaving open channels by which experienced men can be re-elected far outweighs the other considerations. The Council needs more such members, and it should not hesitate to expand itself to get them...
...stated that the money used to expand the office would have to come from funds available for the faculty and would prevent adding more section men in certain over-crowded section courses...
This fall some 40 percent of the freshman class applied for and was admitted into the three programs of study leading to Reserve Officer commissions. If the trend continues and the military authorities are ready to expand the courses, another year may see a majority part of the physically eligible freshmen carrying on a military program as part of their undergraduate work...
Slow Revisions. One reason why many merchants dislike night hours is that they boost overhead (overtime pay, supper money, extra shifts, bigger light bills). Richard H. Rich, president of Atlanta's Rich's, terms the move to expand night shopping "a lamentable trend." But Sears, Roebuck, with three thriving Atlanta stores, stays open two nights a week. Says Sears's Southern Vice President Charles H. Kellstadt: "If you've invested millions in a plant, the more hours you use it the more you can reduce costs." More than any other merchandiser, Sears, by its aggressive selling...