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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Athletes of all nations except the U. S. and the British Empire measure distances in meters. The International Amateur Athletic Federation lists world's records only for metrical distances. Because U. S. athletes compete at metrical distances only once every four years-before and during Olympic games -they fail to get their share of world's records. Previously the A. A. U. declined to make the change because it would involve changes in the A. A. U. constitution. Last spring the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America voted to make the change if & when...
...that the next Cabinet will be "presidial," irrespective of who becomes Chancellor or whether a majority in the Reichstag can be found. Should the Nazis succeed in building a coalition it would still remain true in Germany?as in Italy?that "Fascism is the negation of democracy." Should they fail, President von Hindenburg was considered certain to dissolve the newly elected Reichstag (TIME, Nov. 14), appoint another protege of himself and General-leutnant von Schleicher as Chancellor and continue to rule by decree...
Willard stated that the B. & O. would be able to meet all other obligations although it would fail to earn interest charges for the year by $4,000,000. He pointed out that revenues were running 50% below 1929, that passenger traffic in the last twelve years had dropped more than...
...Democracy's prime agitator for a General Sales Tax but his own party tore that proposal to bits in the last session. Most Democrats want to see the well-to-do pay higher taxes, but are slowly coming to realize that sky-high rates on luxuries and big incomes fail to produce proportionate revenue in hard times and therefore defeat their own end. Thus the General Sales Tax may become the only practical means of balancing the budget...
Announcement was also made last night of the details of the Dramatic Club's fall competitions, which will be held in the technical and business departments of the club. These competitions will begin at the same time as the tryouts for the club's fail play later...