Word: regents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that Joe Schenck dispatched Twentieth Century-Fox's President, Sidney R. Kent, to London to keep his ear to the ground, his hand on a transatlantic telephone. Fortnight ago, Mr. Kent was suddenly invited to Mr. Maxwell's office in Golden Square off London's Regent Street. If Twentieth Century-Fox would prefer it, said blunt Mr. Maxwell, he would be happy that they should retain their 49% interest in the Gaumont-British holding company. On the other hand he would be equally happy to relieve them of that interest. Convinced that Mr. Maxwell could indeed speak...
Until 1931 the rule governing reception of women guests in college buildings and buildings supervised by the College stated that the ladies could not be entertained in student's rooms even with a chaperon unless specific permission had been secured from either the Regent or Proctor. The rule was varied in wording from time to time, but always the meaning was the same...
Said Mrs. Harper Sheppard, Regent of the Pennsylvania D. A. R.: "How ugly and uncivil! I have never heard of Mr. Hacker...
...royal private car entered Yugoslavia and its regent Prince Paul greeted King Edward who had blossomed into tan shoes, shimmering grey suit, apricot shirt and red tie. Yugoslavian rebel circles announced plans to turn the English King's yachting cruise into a demonstration against the Yugoslavian Regency with organized shouting at every port of "Long Live Democratic Monarchy! Down with Dictatorship Royal or Otherwise! Welcome to King Edward As a Symbol of Our Destiny!" News of any such demonstrations Yugoslavia's iron censorship could be counted on to suppress...
None of the 26 committeemen may serve more than three successive years. Baron Edouard de Rothschild for example, a Bank of France regent for a generation, may be re-elected after his next three years are up only by taking a year's holiday. Debate in the Chamber was remarkably brief. Opponents of the reform bill held up their hands in holy horror at what they called the growth of "Etatisme"-government-in-business, State Socialism, etc. etc. Cried a conservative Deputy...