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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...British navy oil in peace or war. Deterding won his knighthood by transporting that oil, not in tankers, but as ballast instead of water in ordinary ships -thereby fooling the German submarines and keeping the guarantee to the Admiralty. His part in the post-War oil scramble was less heroic. When the U. S. S. R. nationalized the Baku oil fields he began to fulminate against the Bolsheviki and later, they charged, to plot. He backed Hitler in Germany, added a German residence to his English, Dutch and Swiss homes...
Fidelity Investment Association is one of the largest U. S. "thrift plans." has sold $600,000,000 worth of its contract certificates on the installment plan in its history. Shortly before Christmas SEC charged Fidelity with something less than fidelity to its 60.000 investors. Publishing untrue statements, not maintaining required statutory reserves, writing up book value of securities, using investors' funds for the benefit of its officers-such were SEC's accusations (TIME...
Presently surrendering to U. S. authorities, genial Promoter Bob found juries no more of a problem than the speculators he had cajoled. No less than three juries split over the question of whether or not he had used the mails to defraud. The case was finally nol-prossed...
...victors for the varsity against Navy were Bill Daughaday and "Chief" Boston, both of whom earned decisions from their opponents. Bill Daughaday continued a successful season--he has been defeated once--in the 165 pound class, as he outwrestled Bill Lamb after two overtime periods. "Chief" had less trouble with his opponent, Ben Jarvis, but he was still unable to take him for any more than a decision and thereby clinch the unlimited class for Harvard...
Gray's goal was one for the books. With less than a minute of the last canto to go, he shot the puck into St. Nicks territory from beyond center ice, on what was presumably intended as a last minute power play. As it happened, however, Stockhausen failed to see the rubber until it was too late, and it slipped between his legs for the second Crimson tally...