Word: rear
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Shipping Board (seven men) debated heatedly. Last week, they ceased debate, voted. The three members of the Board who compose the sale committee (Commissioners Lissner, Haney, Hill) voted to accept the Dollar bid. Rear Admiral Benson voted No; E. C. Plummer, Vice Chairman, voted No; Mr. Frederick I. Thompson, Commissioner, voted No. It was up to T. V. O'C., the Chairman?genial, smiling Mr. O'Connor. He voted Yes. A telegram sped off to the old man in San Fran- cisco. He grinned happily. At Washington, members of the Shipping Board could hardly speak to one another. Debate began...
...Emergency Fleet Corporation, in charge of Rear Admiral Palmer, is nominally divorced from the Shipping Board (TIME, Jan. 14, 1924; Jan. 5). The Shipping Board is a supervisory body, over the Emergency Fleet Corporation, an operating company...
...what was victory for the Premier was defeat for the Minister of War. Mussolini covered his own retreat to a better position, but left his rear guard, Di Giorgio, slain on the field. The virtual effect of the offer of delay was to withdraw the Reform Bill and General di Giorgio was prompt to resign. His resignation was accepted; and. Premier Mus- solini, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs, became Minister of War ad interim...
Died. Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 58, Great Britain's Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel; in London. He served as Rear Admiral in the battle of Jutland (1916), commanded the Black Sea and Caspian Squadrons...
Every car left parked after dark must show at least one white light in front and a red light on the rear. Failure to observe this rule will be severely punished...