Word: standing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...increased duties. Chester H. Gray, chief lobbyist of the American Farm Bureau Federation, called for general upward revisions averaging 100% higher than present rates on agricultural commodities. The argument, in effect, was: "We want these rates?because we want them." Few if any witnesses paused long enough on the stand to give reasons, to detail the difficulties of foreign competition, comparative costs of production. The fanner's attitude was that he was entitled to these increases by virtue of his vote for Herbert Hoover and that technical explanations were nonessential...
When questioned last night, the president of the Lampoon said that he was extremely surprised to hear that Mr. Ginsberg had sold the mortgage to the College, but declared that "if his college wanted the Lampoon Building, it was not for him or his aides to stand in the way of the development of the House plan." His business manager stated that the Lampoon unfortunately, was in no position to prevent foreclosure of the mortgage. Old Lampoon editors, the quondam rivals of the editors of the CRIMSON, and prominent Harvard Alumni, were unanimous in deploring the move made to throttle...
...Standing still is one of the hardest exercises known to man," Professor Henderson stated. "We find that it cuts the blood flow in half. There are few men who could stand still for 30 minutes without fainting: Although it hurts to think, thinking however, does not materially change the blood analysis or circulation...
Appropriately Big-Little Mrs. Pankhurst will be cast seven feet tall, will stand on a four-foot pedestal in a corridor of the Houses of Parliament, towering triumphantly above minute males...
...rift he was creating in Ann Arbor and Michigan opinion. In Lansing was Governor Fred Warren Green, able Republican lawyer, who liked to busy himself with education. The governor wanted more uni versity control vested in his Republican legislature. This was one thing the young President could not stand. Between them grew an inevitable personal dislike. One time Governor Green kept President Little waiting one hour in an anteroom of the State Capitol. President Little had requested an interview about a proposed tax survey. Finally Dr. Little returned to Ann Arbor sans interview. It was then freely rumored that Governor...