Word: programs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gave a brilliant description of the battle of Jutland and the flight of the Germans, drawing from the struggle an example of the necessity of preparedness. "In view of these conditions," Commander Grady stated in closing, "no one should view with apprehension the spending of money on the proposed program...
...total cost of the Administration's proposed "Big Navy" program having been fixed at some $1,500,000,000, to be spread over the next five to nine years and to include 74 ships plus men, aircraft and maintenance (TIME, Feb. 20), the Naval Affairs Committee of the House last week held caucus for Irate Citizens. Most of the talk focused on the ship program which, taken separately, totaled some...
...fully for cruiser limitation as well as capital ship limitation, the U. S. had fallen far short of the parity agreed to with Britain at Washington in 1922, and would fall farther short if replacements were not soon authorized. He showed how auxiliaries, which are all that the new program called for, are the "eyes" of the Battle Fleet, whose size is fixed. He tried to tell the country that it spends as much on candy in one year as the Navy wants to spend in nine years to make the world safe for candy-eaters. He pointed...
...many, so loud and so persistent were the Hulls and the Libbys, the cranks and the clergy, and innumerable women as peaceful as the D. A. R. is martial, that the "Big Navy" program dwindled. After reading the week's mail, Representative Britten told President Coolidge that he guessed the Big-Navy plans had best be revamped for a Little Big-Navy- At the end of the week it was about agreed to authorize the following...
Billy Sunday announced for the closing day of his seven-week revivalism a program of four preachments. "Oh, I can do it if you come and hear it," he said, "and I think you will...