Word: field
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Radio Corp. of America appeared as a witness before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. In one word he approved a bill by Senator Couzens to create a Federal Communications Commission comparable to the Interstate Commerce Commission; in many words he pleaded for two great monopolies in the communications field...
Diplomats. The field generals in this spread of economic empire are U. S. diplomatic representatives, whose prime task is to keep the gates of trade peacefully open. The 13 U. S. ambassadors and 28 U. S. ministers are aided by 457 U. S. consuls, trained to report trade opportunities, to note and remove new and old obstacles to foreign commerce...
France. At Villacoublay, second largest airport in France, a mammoth hangar collapsed, killed Antoine Rouverie, general manager of the field. During the three worst days of the storm, all commercial flying ceased in northern France...
Died. Brig. General Dwight Edward Aultman, 57, U. S. A.; commandant of the Fort Sill (Okla.) Field Artillery School; after long illness. Organizer of Cuban army field artillery, in 1915 he was a U. S. artillery observer on the German Western Front, was Wartime Chief of Artillery of the Fifth Army Corps...
...Frederick. When a boy slouched round-shouldered out of the dining room. Mr. O's eye was upon him and that boy was sent to get more exercise, more fresh air. Except for a real excuse, every boy had to play football and Mr. O went to the field every day to watch one and all, issue brusque suggestions, take mental notes to pass on to parents...