Word: planned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Prohibition attitude (TIME, Aug. 27). Chairman Raskob of the Democratic National Committee had just asked Nominee Hoover please to be more explicit about his Prohibition attitude. Nominee Smith had just defined his Prohibition attitude by proposing a form of the so-called Canadian Plan (dispensation by States) for U. S. liquor control...
...Back in Washington, Nominee Hoover proceeded to plan his autumn itinerary. Headquarters were moved, for a "back yard'' campaign, into the residence of the late Representative Louis Adams Frothingham of Massachusetts, whose grounds abut on the Hoover grounds...
...said William Crapo Durant, stock-market student, motor manufacturer (Durant Motors, Inc.). He was not talking about himself and he felt he had a right to talk that way about other business leaders, because he was offering $25,000 for the best plan neatly typewritten in 2,000 words and submitted before December 1 to the prize committee on the 18th Amendment, room 2401 Fisk Building, New York City, a plan, "To make the 18th Amendment effective...
While these things were going on in China last week, callow Nationalist officials prattled of grandiose schemes. Most pompous was that of Wang Peh-chun, Minister of Communications. With his department $700,000,000 in debt, he propounded a "General Plan on Communications." He would spend $10,000,000 developing long distance telephone service; would build 77 radio stations. He thought $150,000 would build the radio stations, $1,000,000 operate them. More magnificent in plans, he proposed to build 60 locomotives, 150 passenger coaches, 1,300 freight cars. He would establish flying routes between Peking and half...
...face is always cheerful, his eyes are bright, his clothes old-fashioned but snappy. The theatre is to the Shuberts a melodious grocery store in which they labor with perfect equanimity, knowing their business well and putting up packages that are tidy though unwrapped. This year the Shuberts plan to produce three operettas, one musical comedy, three musical versions of books, a "spectacular musical extravaganza," musical entertainment, two revues and a play...