Word: outlooks
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...three big Insull operating companies, Peoples Gas, Public Service of Northern Illinois and Commonwealth Edison, last week each voted him $6,000 a year. His friends did not like to call it a "pension," said rather it was payment for "overtime work in the past." Beclouded was the outlook for Mr. Insull's expensive hobby, Chicago's Civic Opera. In Cleveland, Cyrus Stephen Eaton told newspapermen he was sorry for Samuel Insull. When Mr. Insull found out in 1928 that Mr. Eaton was buying Insull securities, he hastened to form the holding companies whose collapse precipitated his downfall...
...They aimed to cause a reign of terror by menacing the existence of the Government and thus try to turn public attention to the necessity of entirely changing the present outlook on life. They sacrificed their lives for the nation as martyrs. We deeply regret and deplore the occurrence of the incident but feel that only a few Japanese today remain who are satisfied with existing conditions...
Democrats, writhed and winced. Hotly they retorted that this message was the President's first campaign speech for reelection. Nevertheless, the outlook for Economy & Taxation suddenly cleared on Capitol Hill. Within a few hours the following took place...
...Manhattan, reported Columbia University last week, the outlook for lawyers is better than it was a year ago. Depression has increased the number of lawsuits, chiefly for nonpayment of bills. Architecture is worse than ever. Most of last year's class are out of work. This year's class of 30 means "30 more architects out of work." The Journalism School expects to place half of its graduates, although Manhattan newspapers are hiring fewer than last year...
...Neff, 60, is austere, eloquent, old-fashioned in his wing collar, string tie, Prince Albert. He is a Lion, Rotarian, Knight of Pythias, Mason. In 1913-15 he was president of a Conference for Education in Texas. In the Texas Outlook last week appeared his "Interpretation of Texas Week" (March 2-9) in which he said: "During that week nature is waking her sleeping children from their winter sleep, the invigorating breezes are blowing, the flowers are bursting into bloom, the trees are fixing to robe themselves in their glorious garments of green, and the peaceful valleys and hillsides...