Word: onus
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...early days of the New Deal Jesse Holman Jones had to storm the stubborn walls of U. S. banking to get anyone to take money from his RFC. Bankers who really needed Government money were scared to take it because of the onus attached to RFC loans. Those in a sounder position could not find use even for the money they already had. Upshot was that Mr. Jones finally persuaded big super-solvent institutions to sell him notes or preferred stock as a patriotic gesture, thereby setting an example for smaller banks to follow. One of the first...
...progress, for University authorities, must be found in increases in enrollment, additional courses, and heightened general productivity. These Sociology has demonstrated in its five years of existence, without, however, receiving recognition from the college. Somewhere more funds must be found, even if it means accepting the highly disagreeable onus of hurting the delicate sensibilities of other departments which have been losing their popularity...
Having determined upon recapitalizaion smart David Sarnoff, RCA president got Joseph P. Kennedy, onetime SEChairman, to work out a plan for him. He thus took the onus of the plan off the shoulders the management, assured himself that the scheme would be presented under able impartial, authoritative sponsorship. Last week, after about a month's labor Mr Kennedy presented a plan to the RCA directorate, which promptly proceeded to approve it. Though Radio Corp.'s situation involved the two ticklish items in recapitalization-accrued dividends and several classes of stock- Mr. Kennedy tackled his problem with one great...
...children's onus...
...Ages, followed by What A Friend We Have In Jesus, the Emperor displayed unwavering courage, flayed The Deal to correspondents, and assented when his Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Everett Andrew Colson, a native of Warren, Me., advised from Addis Ababa that Ethiopia should not take upon herself the onus of rejecting the Franco-British proposal but should pass the buck to the League of Nations...