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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...grounds that both repeal or retention of the Neutrality Act's arms embargo might lead the U. S. into World War II, Herbert Hoover now proposed that the U. S. sell freely "defensive" weapons (pursuit & light observation planes, anti-aircraft guns), prohibit forever the sale of "offensive" weapons (bombing planes, bombs, poison gas, submarines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Brass Tacks | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

...first in a series of Harvard Radcliffe graduate students' dances will be held in Agands Hall this evening from 9 to 1 o'clock. Tickets will be on sale at the floor, or they may be purchased from Walter Ellis, Harvard chairman, and Elizabeth Kleeman, Radcliffe chairman. Refreshments will be served. Kent Bartlett, will furnish the music...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Graduate Students' Dance | 10/20/1939 | See Source »

...seats in Manhattan's Town Hall and a chance to heckle the speakers in person. Anxious, too, for a chance at the program are at least two hefty radio sponsors (Chrysler, Metropolitan Life), but NBC's Town Meeting of the Air is not for sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Chance to Heckle | 10/16/1939 | See Source »

...this realistic philosophy, to a pragmatic genius which stems from the machinist's bench and burgeons in a burning urge to put out a good product in quantity for low-priced sale, the U. S. motor industry owes its spectacular growth in the U. S. Most of its topflight executives, men like Ford, Chrysler, Knudsen and Keller, had nothing but their two hands and a kit of tools when they went to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MOTORS: K.T. | 10/16/1939 | See Source »

...when the abortive Supreme Court Reorganization plan was being debated, the President of Harvard has expressed his views on a national issue. And he has expressed them in unequivocal words: "I am personally strongly in favor of a modification of the law so as to permit the sale of implements of war to France and England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A MORAL FIRE ALARM | 10/4/1939 | See Source »

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