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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Headed by William Y. Elliott, professor of Government, the roster of speakers included Overton H. Taylor, lecturer in Economics, Charles Kiefer of the Department of Agriculture studying on a Littauer Fellowship, and Edward Ames '42, president of the Harvard Liberal Union...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CIVIL LIBERTY DISCUSSED IN DUNSTER TALK | 12/2/1941 | See Source »

Proponents of a nation-wide compulsory ceiling on laborer's wages as a means of holding down ballooning prices were essentially discredited last night by Hans Staehle, visting lecturer in Economics, and Overton H. Taylor, Lecturer in Economics, who spoke over the Crimson Network last night on the topic: "Should there be a ceiling on wages as well as on prices...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONTROLLED INFLATION CALLED SAFE SOLUTION TO RISING WAGES, PRICES | 10/7/1941 | See Source »

...What Democracy Means to Me" will be the topic of discussion at the initial meeting of the Adams House Town Hall group Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Upper Common Room. Introductory speeches by Raphael Demos, associate professor of Philosophy, Richard B. Schlatter, instructor of History, Overton H. Taylor, lecturer in Economics, and Russell A. Nixon, instructor of Economics are scheduled. An open discussion from the floor will follow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adams House Town Hall Meets | 11/27/1940 | See Source »

...Called by President Roosevelt "the most important defense action since the Louisiana Purchase of 1803" was: 1. The Overton Act to fingerprint aliens. 2. The swap with Britain of 50 old U. S. destroyers for Atlantic naval bases. 3. The fortification of Guam. 4. The Rush Act to confiscate U. S. plants in war time. 5. U. S. purchase of Rolls-Royce plane patents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATIONAL AFFAIRS,FOREIGN NEWS,THE THEATRE OF WAR,BUSINESS & FINANCE,PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS,SCIENCE AND MEDICINE,L: U. S. FOREIGN RELATIONS | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

Likeliest deal shaping up was that Administration leaders would kill the waiting period in return for giving the House 1) its age limit, or 2) its version of industrial conscription instead of the Overton-Russell amendment (leasing instead of condemnation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Bitter End | 9/16/1940 | See Source »

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