Word: permiting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...TIME, July 19, mention was made that the late Amelia Earhart was the first person to fly an autogiro across the continent (U.S.). Please permit me to correct you on this, as I was the first one to do so. My flight started at Willow Grove, a suburb of Philadelphia, on May 14, 1931 and ended at San Diego (North Island Naval Air Station) on May 28, 1931, after a leisurely flight stopping at several cities for demonstrations, etc. My autogiro (a Pitcairn 330 h. p. model) was the first ever seen west of the Mississippi River...
...Miss Josephine Roche as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, a position that she has occupied since November 15, 1934. . .. It is my hope that Miss Roche's absence from the Treasury will not be permanent, but that she will be able to make such arrangements as will permit her to return. With this in mind I have determined with the President's approval not to recommend at this time anyone to fill the Assistant Secretaryship which she will vacate on November...
...Permit me to correct an error in your article on Hawk Mountain Sanctuary [TIME, Oct. 11]. You say that Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is "the only spot in the world where birds of prey are protected." This is not strictly accurate: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is the only sanctuary in the world primarily for the birds of prey, but these birds are protected together with other species of wild life in the National Parks and certain other sanctuaries. Particularly the National Association of Audubon Societies is to be congratulated on the reversal of its policy regarding the birds of prey. The Association...
...possesses definite talent in another, is by a combination of various methods of testing. This would involve a merger of such examinations as those conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board, but would not be limited to a specific subject. This general aspect of the examinations would permit the student who has definite knowledge and skill in one field to demonstrate it in contrast to his lack of ability in another. From the results of such a test, it could be ascertained whether the student lacked scholastic ability in all fields of endeavor, or whether one subject was the cause...
...this rise were mandatory charges imposed by the new charter, the introduction of the three platoon system in the fire department and the eight hour day for nurses in city hospitals, and the restoration of depression pay cuts. Furthermore, the Tammany Board of Estimate has consistently refused to permit the weeding from office of their political parasites, restoring in the face of La Guardia's explosive wrath sixty-four hirelings of no value to the community only in the last week. As for finances, the city's credit is at a higher level than at any time in a generation...