Word: relinquish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...intense is Louisiana partisanship that Governor Long dared not relinquish his State office to take his Senate seat lest his enemies seize and destroy his political organization. His hope was to continue his rule from Washington. Therefore, to be his successor at Baton Rouge he picked Oscar Kelly Allen, 49, red-faced, grey-haired chairman of the State Highway Commission and lifelong Long man. A country boy who taught school, ran a saw mill, took up politics, Mr. Allen hunts duck, fishes, says little, likes to stay at home. A Long boast: "I can sell anybody anything." During the primary...
...Clarke acquired control of Fox through General Theatres Equipment, Inc. in 1930, the company's problems have been great, its earning power has practically been wiped out. Chase National Bank has taken an increasingly active interest in the company. Wall Street has long expected that Mr. Clarke would relinquish active management. But it was surprised to hear of his successor...
...agreed upon by the colleges, that the team having the ball should, on three downs, either advance it five yards, lose 10, or relinquish the ball to the opponents. Scoring was changed so that four touchdowns defeated a field goal and two safeties equaled a touchdown. The first numerical method of scoring was adopted the following year when it was ruled that safeties counted one point, touchdown 2, goal from touchdown 4, goal from field 5. Later in the same year, it was changed again as follows: safety 2, touchdown 4, goal from the field 5, touchdown followed by goal...
...agreed upon by the colleges, that the team having the ball should, on three downs, either advance it five yards, lose 10, or relinquish the ball to the opponents. Scoring was changed so that four touchdowns defeated a field goal and two safeties equaled a touchdown. The first numerical method of scoring was adopted the following year when it was ruled that safeties counted one point, touchdown, 2, goal from touchdown 4, goal from field 5. Later in the same year, it was changed again as follows: safety 2, touchdown 4, goal from the field 5, touchdown followed by goal...
...Mayor Cermak took office. Observers said that this period of grace was granted because Alcock refused to take orders from Mayor Thompson after Mayor Cermak was elected and before he took office. That Alcock confidently expected to be ousted sooner or later was suggested by his care not to relinquish his civil service rating as deputy commissioner. He never drew the commissioner's larger salary. Last week he calmly went back to his old job as first deputy commissioner. Back to his old job as lieutenant went Commissioner Alcock's Chief of Detectives John Norton. To succeed...