Word: request
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...matter of law but it did agree unanimously that the man's conviction should be set aside because he had not been properly indicted. Decisions completed. Chief Justice Hughes ordered the clerk to give out a list of court orders. Denied was Bruno Richard Hauptmann's request for a review of his conviction of murdering the Lindbergh baby. After a 30-minute recess Court Solicitor Reed arose, described the case as the Government saw it. Liberal as well as Conservative Justices took a hand at questioning him. Asked Conservative Justice McReynolds: ''Who fixed the [processing...
...accordance with President Conant's request, Kirtley F. Mather, Professor of Geology, has signed the Teacher's Oath in the proper form. At the same time he requested that his "long oath" with all its qualifications be returned to the Commissioner of Education, "thus keeping my conscience clear...
Thus there were but two alternatives from which Professor Mather had to chose: to accede to President Conant's request, or to hand in his resignation. "I chose the former" he stated, "not through any fear of economic loss if I were to give up my salary as a Harvard professor, but for the following reasons...
...crowd roared, catching his imitation of his predecessor about to speak of prosperity. "Now we know how to get around the corner," added Stumpster Roosevelt owlishly. "-There stands a tribute to useful work under Government supervision, the first slum clearance and low-rent housing project. Here, at the request of the citizens of Atlanta, we have cleaned out nine square blocks of antiquated, squalid dwellings, for years a detriment to this community. Today those hopeless old houses are gone and in their place we see the bright, cheerful buildings of the Techwood housing project. Maximum Debt. "In the spring...
...large academic question is whether universities should thus capitalize their researchers' discoveries. Last fortnight University of Pennsylvania revealed that it had lost its cancer research department because trustees refused a request of Irénée du Pont, who had supported the department since its founding, that discoveries be patented, profits used to reward discoverers and finance further research...