Word: shifted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...railroads last week came another important 1929 shift of executives. Previous noteworthy changes involved the Southern Pacific. They were the retirement of William Sproale as president, succession of Paul Shoup to the presidency, and the resignation of Hale Holden from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to become chairman of Southern Pacific's (New York) executive committee...
Sharp official eyes search the gay streets of the Greek quarter of Tarpon Springs, Fla. Alien sponge divers (TIME, Jan. 21) move aside, shift their glance away. Along the waterfront, among the gaudy antique boats', has gone the whispered warning: U. S. Immigration inspectors are about the town to check smuggling of aliens. Every stranger is a suspect...
...which a yachtsman would least expect it. The chapter on the actual sailing across the Atlantic relates too little of the actual competition of the race. One is curious to know why for instance the "Elena" made what appears to be a "faux pas" in strategy by her sudden shift of course the fifth day out from the Ambrose lightship. The actual racing tactics of the competitors receive very little description, yet this is supposed to be a kind of official record of the race...
...Donovan, present Assistant Attorney General, to the Attorney General's Cabinet position. Mr. Donovan is a Catholic, is also no ardent prohibitionist, consequently Klan and other anti-Catholic influences are against him as are also prohibitionists who are vitally interested in the supposition that Mr. Hoover may shift prohibition enforcement from the Treasury Department to the Department of Justice. Thus, Mr. Donovan, desirable, is perhaps not available. Other Cabinet appointments remain much in the ''suggested for" condition...
...only change in the Crimson starting lineup from that which opened against Dartmouth on Saturday is a shift at goal where W. L. Elkins '29 will appear in place of O. P. Jackson '29 who will not see action tonight. The Harvard sextet has recovered from the effects of the strenuous game against the Green which the University lost 2 to 1 in a hard-fought match. With the exception of Jackson all the players who have seen action in the more important games will be on hand tonight...