Word: headedly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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These things, and the fact that, economist or no, he has little technical knowledge of finance, moved Wall Street to try to head off his appointment, may move some Senators to oppose the confirmation of his appointment. The fact that he was named to succeed Chairman Bill Douglas on SEC does not mean that he will automatically become its chairman. Legally, SEC elects its own chairman. How much opposition to his confirmation develops may depend on whether assurance is quietly given to the Senate that SEC will elect as chairman some one else, such as Commissioner Jerome Frank...
...dictators were perfect examples of traditional British public servants. The majority have titles. Eight went to Oxford or Cambridge, one to Edinburgh, two into the Army and Navy. One is an educator (Will Spens, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge), one a big businessman (John Boot, Lord Trent, head of the great Boots drugstore chain), one a diplomat (Sir Auckland Geddes, Ambassador to Washington, 1920-24), one a labor specialist (Harold Butler, former Director of the International Labor Office, Geneva). Five have had long Government experience, six saw active War duty. One makes the paper for English bank notes...
...Rome had been paid. In their pockets were fine crisp bank notes, "prizes" for Fascist merits, ranging from 500 to 2,000 lire. All this conspired to confuse them when Il Duce rhetorically touched on the subject of self-sacrifice. Confidently expecting a negative answer, he threw back his head and bellowed: "Do you want riches? Do you want glory? Do you want honors?" Their eyes bulging with the prospect of more booty, the Blackshirts cried...
Dick Grondahl pushed a single into right, which the fielder promptly threw to the grandstand to confound the catcher who was trying to cut off speeding Johns, Hoye going to third. Lupien slapped a long triple over the center-fielder's head, scoring Hoya and Grondahl. Soltz repeated the process, Lupien tallying...
Keppel, whose new office was unofficially reported in a CRIMSON rumor story on March 28, came to Harvard from Groton School and entered upon an extensive undergraduate career, which included, in addition to his post as head of the Student Council, positions as chairman of the Red Book, president of the Eliot House Committee, secretary of Phillips Brooks House, and member of the Permanent Class Committee...