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...that a nodding clerk had substituted an "are" for an "or." Concluding that the phrase still made sense, the Bill's Congressional handlers advised the President against sending it back to Congress for correction, urged him to sign it as was. This week he did, and nominated a seven-man National Coal Commission to administer...
...Morrison's resignation leaves two vacancies on the seven-man board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, since President Roosevelt has never named a representative for agriculture. On a showdown in the potent Reserve Board open market committee, the five committeemen elected by the Federal Reserve Banks could, if they would, force a tie with the five remaining members of the Board...
...been trying to edge in on the power & glory which rightfully belonged to him. Promptly the 69-year-old onetime country doctor popped out with a "plan of democratic management" for Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd. which he said he had been preparing for months. Hereafter, said he, a seven-man board of directors would "assist me in completing the final chapter of the history we are writing for a better day." Furthermore, a national advisory committee chosen by Townsend Clubs would "counsel with me and with the board of directors...
...Roosevelt inducted NRA into its second phase. For its first 15 months of life NRA's executive structure had been monolithic, with Hugh Samuel Johnson as the bottom, top and sides. The structure of NRA's administration was now changed to a pyramid. Broad base was a seven-man board which would carry on the routine duties of code administration. No sooner had these seven members been appointed than statisticians found that four were lawyers, five were in Who's Who, three were economists, two had Phi Beta Kappa keys, two had been bankers, two were tycoons...
Dartmouth's hard-hitting seven-man defense had Princeton's backfield tumbling and fumbling until the second half when Princeton shifted to a passing attack. Of 14 forward passes, Princeton completed eight, one an underhand toss to the corner of the field for the only touchdown of the game, 7-to-0. Princeton remained unbeaten, untied, unscored-on for the season...