Word: motions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Government secured its largest majority when the House of Commons, after a two days' debate, defeated a motion to reject the Housing Bill by 340 to 140 votes. The second reading of the bill was subsequently passed. The opposition came almost entirely from the Labor benches. The Laborites' main objection to the Government's scheme is that it is inadequate and does not make effective proposals for the clearing of slum areas...
...anomalous, but is easily explained. During the winter, for instance, the sun is above the tropical belt and tends to increase the warmth in that zone. Under this higher temperature the atmosphere there expands and overflows into the temperate belts, and immediately currents from the north are set in motion to restore the equilibrium in this region of diminished pressure. Consequently, during a winter of high solar radiation, the temperate zones are subject to continued and cold north winds...
...irritating criticism of Dreiser and others--that Americans cannot think--is partly supported by facts. The automatic tool, in the use of which a man repeats one motion over and over, has proved a powerful agent for fostering sub-normal intelligence--and strangely enough, really puts a premium on under-developed minds. The normal or highly-educated man does not perform mechanical tasks as expertly as the half-wit, so the latter flourishes and multiplies...
Married. Marguerite E. House (screen name Marjorie Daw), 21, motion picture actress, to Alfred Edward Sutherland, 26, Chaplin's assistant director, in Los Angeles...
Definite steps are being taken by the National Education Association in conjunction with the Motion Picture Producers' Association to work out an "educational film service." Will H. Hays donated $5,000 in behalf of the Producers for use in additional research before filming is commenced. The first subject chosen will be in the field of geography, biology, history or natural science. A system of distribution to reach the 260,000 schools of the nation is yet to be worked...