Word: leon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...soft light of the Cambridge observatory recently, Leon Campbell, Pickering Memorial Astronomer, revealed that the new star, Nova Herculis, as an even chance to break the endurance record, now held by the Nova...
...huge and substantial. In Herbert Hoover's Department of Commerce Building it rambles through a vast suite of offices. In the seat where Hugh Johnson once sat alone, now sits the National Industrial Recovery Board with S. Clay Williams as its chairman. Beside him sit his four horsemen: Leon C. Marshall, political economist; Arthur D. Whiteside, executive of Dun & Bradstreet; Sidney Hillman, labor executive; Walton H. Hamilton, lawyer and economist-a potent team whose days are given to wrestling with economic problems, with captains of industry and leaders of labor. Chairman Williams' administrative officer is William Averell Harriman...
...usefulness at a time when the Administration is trying to win the confidence of business. Because of his open taking of sides in the Recovery Board's debates, it was at one point suggested that he resign the gavel to the Board's Executive Secretary Leon Marshall-which he did. During the discussions of the recently adopted cigaret code he did not try to be impartial, simply withdrew from the meetings when the subject came...
...Adopted at 18 months by a wealthy couple who educated him as a lawyer, Leon Fraser had never worked in a bank that received or paid out cash when, in 1933, he was elected president of Bank for international Settlements. But his lack of experience was no handicap. B. I. S. handles almost no cash, keeps in its vault as a solemn joke nothing but a 25? California gold piece and a counterfeit Spanish sovereign. Banker Fraser was an expert in international finance, had helped organize B. I. S., built up its profitable business in League of Nations loans...
...publication soon dips into discussions of events of world-shaking importance. The first feature article, signed by that world-renowned authority Max, deals witheringly with the Literary Digest Peace Poll. As we turn the pages, the next story for little ones is signed, not as one would expect, by Leon or Butch, but by that prince of good follows, John, Both of these stories are of the most penetrating acumen...