Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...modest and orthodox exhortation to civic duties, which as actually spoken ran thus: "Democratic representative government, such as we have in the U. S., is the most inefficient type of government in the world"; (re executive) "our forefathers, dreading Star Chamber methods, created an executive with too little power and too short a term of office to oppress the people"?100% grammar school stuff. All reporters are not of TIME'S accuracy; discrimination befits editors in culling such items. My admiration for your magazine survives unruffled...
...impress Congress through its leaders with the necessity of cutting down appropriations, however worthy. Among those present: Senator Norbeck, chairman of the Committee on Pensions (there was a $19,000,000 Spanish War Veterans' Pension Bill pending); Mr. Snell, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules (which has power to block much legislation); several members of the House Committee on Agriculture (which is dealing with expensive farm relief measures...
French Reaction. Deputies of the Cartel des Gauches (coalition of the Left, which holds whatever balance of power may be said to exist in the French Chamber) immediately showed themselves hostile to the settlement...
Princeton, N. J., May 7; 1926--Coming up against their first real opposition of the season here tomorrow afternoon, the Crimson track men will have a chance to prove their much heralded power. Although Harvard is a slight favorite in tomorrow's meet, the defeats of the past two seasons have taught that a Tiger track and field aggregation is always a dangerous opponent to reckon with...
...second first year crew jumped into the lead at the start, but then putting the stroke up too high they lost their full power and soon fell behind the schoolboys. The oarsmen in both Freshman boats seemed to have difficulty in spacing out properly and getting a smooth stroke. The slow time of 6 minutes 14 seconds over a mile course was due largely to the strong head wind and the roughness of the water on the basin...