Word: lateral
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thence he was called to Washington, without reasons given, to call on the President. He called, had a short chat, was asked to "stand by." Several days later he read in the afternoon newspapers that the President had named him to be the Army's Chief of Engineers...
...ordinary business judgment had been disarmed" by Shearer's plausibility. Shearer's reports had been full of "bunk." He had only glanced at two or three, and when he learned of Shearer's big-navy propaganda he had insisted on his discharge. Mr. Bardo admitted that Shearer was later re-employd by Laurence Russell Ilder on a project for building liners to cross the Atlantic in four days. On that project $143,000 had been spent on promotion but Shearer received only $5,000. Of the total, $24,000 went for hotel bills and entertainment in Washington...
...than the Royal Air Force still planes used by heretofore Flying P.' used ie by H. R. Minister H. James and Ramsay MacDonald. On his first flight in the Moth last week, dutiful Scion Wales was piloted to Sandringham to visit his parents, was deposited smartly on their lawn. Later, by handling one of the ship's dual controls, he will learn to fly it himself, will qualify for a regular pilot's license...
...graduate of Harvard in the Class of 1910, he received his S.M. at the Harvard Graduate School of Applied Science in 1912, followed by the S. D. degree in 1914. During 1910-12 he was Secretary to the Corporation, and later assistant dean and acting University Marshal...
...director of the American Birth Control League since 1925. In 1921 he was secretary-general and chairman of the executive committee of the Second International Congress of Eugenics in New York. At one time during the World War he was commanding captain of the Aviation Department, Reserve Corps, and later a major in the Adjutant General's department. He is the author of a number of articles on genetics and cancer research...