Word: seated
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...among the Lords of the realm." Earl Baldwin was clearly uncomfortable. He searched for non-existing pockets, scratched his brow, had to be reminded to sign the Lords' register, take the oath, kiss the Bible. In five minutes it was over. He was led to a seat on the front bench, rose three times to tip his hat to the Chancellor, then dashed out to change his clothes...
...changes have been made in the boat for the long race on the Thames. Dudley Talbot, a Sophomore, is stepping into number three seat, and Reginald D. Kernan '37 will row four. They are replacing Robert S. Walcott '37 and John R. Clark '38, who are slated to start in the Jayvee boat...
...harmless bureaucrat chiefly remembered for reducing electric rates in the Rio de Janeiro Federal District, President-designate Americo will be amenable to back-seat suggestion. His sole January opposition, outside of noisy but insignificant Fascist and Communist candidates, will consist of onetime Governor Armando Salles de Oliveira of the State of São Paulo, which is still bitterly unreconstructed by the Vargas Revolution...
...Common and back on Washington Street the Vagabond picks the least objectionable of the Double Features, and he too climbs the carpeted stairway to emerge from the dark onto the top of the world, follows the dancing spot of the flashlight to a seat, and settles back to laugh or cry with housewives and clerks under the spell of the Celluloid Muse...
Allied's third big objective, outlined at the convention, is to strike at the "big boys" through legislation to tax theatre chains just as chain groceries are now taxed in Louisiana (TIME, May 31). A model tax bill was presented basing the tax on the number of seats. Above 500 the tax would be 5? a seat, above 1,000 10? a seat, etc., etc. If adopted, such legislation would hurt many members of the Allied States Association,, but, said Al Steffes last week, "big independent chains should be curbed...