Word: overthrows
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Terror to Overthrow Capitalism Complete Disregard of Laws Suggested
Nearly every lawyer, broker, banker and businessman in the land last week was almost wholly preoccupied with the overthrow of NRA. Full implications of the Supreme Court's decision were by no means clear, and while U. S. Business was more relieved than downright joyful, it was also jittery. Overnight, the stock-market greeted the return of business freedom with an opening rally, then dropped sharply, declined for the rest of the week. Uncertainty over the future of NRA and other New Deal legislation precipitated a general break in commodities. Wheat sank 5? per bu. to the lowest price...
...EPIC program of State Socialism, panic-stricken capital started flying out of California, the motion picture industry cried "Confiscation!" and announced it would move to Florida if Sinclair won, and the San Francisco Argonaut wailed: "The catastrophe of Sinclair's election would be drastic enough to overthrow all that is fine and good and stable in California life...
...object to their being examined by the students. The only valid objection would be if, either in the form or manner of the presentation, these theories were to be definitely defended as superior to our own tried systems and if, at the same time, their advocates should preach the overthrow of our present government. The proper way to present such subjects is to differentiate between theory and practice and in reviewing the latter, to compare it dispassionately with the actual workings of our own system...
...sixth inning decision that catcher Reichel's wild attempt to catch Dick Maguire off first allowed the three Crimson runners to score, while the verdiot was rendered after Coach Fred Mitchell's definition of the ground rule to the officials, and the Tigers' two runs from the overthrow were disallowed. Princeton played the balance of the game under protest. The league officials will return their report within ten days, after the protest and Harvard's plea have been filed...