Word: extention
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Federal gifts to cities wanting their own distribution systems, purchase of private systems at prices to be set by impartial tribunals. And to forestall the chaotic break-up of the big power systems, Mr. Willkie asked that the "death sentence" for holding companies be modified, but only to the extent of allowing "first degree" holding companies (no intermediates) to own the geographically diversified properties already in their possession...
...second point made by Dr. Bruening was that the emotional intensity caused by Nazi mass meetings had overcome popular interest in politics and legislation to such an extent that the people were willing to believe anything. In fact in 1931, he said, the government found it necessary to persuade Parliment to stay together to pass the budget, in order to preserve the face of democracy...
...number of companies that were forced to stop paying dividends, because of government interference. Repressive legislation created a panic in the financial world, and production was severely hampered, so that there were much smaller profits to be distributed. Since Harvard University depends on these profits to a great extent, the income of the University dropped accordingly...
...settlement, Harvard is acting not only for itself, but directly for the student. Any manner of decision will affect the student body as a whole. If the University grants a further wage increase, it is almost axiomatic that the student board rate will rise accordingly--perhaps to the extent of an extra fifty cents a week, were the wage scale raised, for instance, to eighteen dollars for waitresses. With a relatively insignificant amount of surplus profit to spend freely, Harvard has no other alternative than to throw a heavier burden upon student shoulders...
...order to realize the value of this high voltage apparatus to its fullest extent Dr. J. D. Cobine developed a special, high-voltage cathode-ray oscilloscope for observing the instantaneous values of the electrical potential produced...