Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...recent unpopular series of decrees reducing governmental expenses (by cutting public works appropriations and War veterans' pensions) and increasing income taxation. Claiming that France had already benefited by his laws, he pointed out that as a result of the rise in the value of Government bonds, a gain of $352,420,000 had accrued to government bondholders. This showed increased confidence in French finances which was also reflected in the fact that in five weeks Finance Minister Reynaud had been able to reduce the interest on Treasury borrowings from...
Cardinal Mundelein has taken the first step. The Catholic Church should go further. In spite of all that cardinals or bishops may say, much of the public will not divorce Father Coughlin from the Church and his opinions will gain weight because of his position there. Since he cannot, according to Catholic tradition, be either deposed or excommunicated for his political actions, his Bishop or the Vatican should subject him to such ecclesiastical discipline that his radio addresses and his publications will be terminated...
Paced by Henry Kelly, Last year's 145-pound University boxing champion, who won his match by a technical knockout, Eliot's maulers out socked Lowell to gain a 3 to 2 victory in the first inter-House boxing tournament yesterday afternoon in the Indoor Athletic Building...
Coach Wes Fesler will undoubtedly stand pat on the quintet which rallied to gain the great victory over Northeastern's Huskies, 31 to 26. This means that Charley Lutz and Fred Heckel will be at the forwards, Homer Peabody at center, while Lupe Lupien and Sam White will hold down the guard positions...
...such schemes as the Lowell House symposium provide a partial solution. Around the subject of Darwinian theory have been gathered scientists, historians, theologians, economists, and philosophers. By arranging for each student to present the ideas of some influential or typical thinker of the 1850's, everyone participating will presumably gain the viewpoint of all the rest. If such a program can be built about this subject, other equally valuable symposia could be held on the American Civil War, for example, or on the political repercussions of the industrial revolution. Much will depend on the success of next week's experiment...