Word: provisioners
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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President Conant also praised the law's provision giving every state at least $5 per student. Wriston and that many states didn't need the money, and the $5 was like "building a lighthouse in Kansas."
Fortitude Interludes. Contrary to the common belief that Nelson was a "very delicate man," the best evidence is that he was unusually robust. He had a morbid fear of serious illness, and it made him a self-centered hypochondriac; his letters swarmed with such remarks as: "I ... venture to say...
Opponents of proportional representation have been trying to effect its repeal since passage of the revised Uniform Charter Act in 1938. That law gave reform-minded cities in the state a choice among five types of municipal government-the different charters were termed "plans." Plan E was one that provided...
The extent of rent increases to be allowed was the only major conflict in the two bills. The Senate wanted a limit of two 5% jumps in twelve months, not to exceed an overall increase of 15% over the rental of June 1947. The House bill provided for a "reasonable...
For the last two weeks, scrappy, self-assured ex-Navy Commander Eugene F. McDonald Jr., president of Zenith Radio, has been happily harpooning his competitors. Full-page ads in 30 newspapers have trumpeted the warning that all TV sets (except Zenith's) are in danger of becoming obsolete. Zenith...