Word: parleyed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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President Hoover last week kept the London Conference on Germany's economic rehabilitation under sharp White House focus. Because this was the first such European parley the U. S. had officially joined in a dozen years, he was at its outset slightly apprehensive. But when after 72 hours the seven-power meeting adopted his ideas of relief and adjourned without any political eruptions, the President was a happy and relieved man. Secretaries Stimson and Mellon, as U. S. delegates in London, agreed to a 90-day renewal of the $100,000,000 international loan to Germany...
March 24?International agricultural parley; at Paris. Purpose: to establish first international bank (capital, $9,650,000) for agricultural credit clearing...
Students of Harvard University have been invited to attend the annual Parley at Wesleyan University, Middle-town, Connecticut, to be held there on Friday and Saturday next. At that time Clarence Darrow, noted criminal lawyer and exponent of reform in criminal court procedure, will be the chief speaker...
...subject of this year's Parley is "Crime." Four meetings will be held during the two days. On Friday evening Dr. Williams Healy. Director of the Judge Baker Foundation, in Boston, will speak on "Psychological and Social Origins of Crime...
...lead in the parley for a resumption of relations must naturally be taken by the Army. The West Point officials made a concession when they agreed to extend their schedule into the examination period to play this year's game, which is as least encouraging. To expect the Navy to agree to some sort of compromise would be unfair since the Annapolls officials have done the right thing, in introducing their three year rule. West Point still remains stubborn in its adherence to its eligibility ruling and the season's records have shown that the latter rule makes for better...