Word: station
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Observations during this week have been requested of all the observatories with large instrumental equipment, but to date the only ones received have been three cabled from Copenhagen, one sent from Yerkes Observatory, and several made with the telescopes at the Oak Ridge Station...
...democracy, which is so superior to the partisan newspaper, lies the Federal Communications Commission. By act of Congress it is the duty of the Commission to see that the candidates of all parties are afforded equal broadcasting facilities. As yet campaign broadcasting is comparatively young, and the larger radio station owners have not had their partisan animosities seriously aroused. But, if ever such feeling should rise in the future, the American public should resist any effort at repeal of the law as they would an abolition of equal suffrage. An impartial Communications Commission should become as firm an American institution...
...lawyers the world over; for what does the Soviet Government do but claim even the pack ice all the way to the North Pole! Ah, the bit in the teeth; the jump at the starting post in the race for the Arctic! For pack ice is good for radio stations and even landing fields. What a merry mess for the lawyers! If an iceberg with a radio station breaks away and drifts down to Alaska, will "the constitution follow the flag?" The Vagabond chuckles in secret glee. Professor Hopper buttons up his coat again and waves his hand airily. Government...
...somebody don't do something about it, we're going to have a revolution," prophesied Andrew J. "Bossy" Gillis, spectacular mayer of Newburyport when interviewed at his cut-rate filling station...
...Florida East Coast. The road's immediate problem is the Key West Extension, 40 miles of which was completely wrecked by the hurricane that howled over the Florida Keys last autumn (TIME, Sept. 16). Since then not a train has run south of the mainland jump-off station of Homestead. The road estimates that nearly $3,000,000 is needed to replace spans and causeways with steel structures, $1,800,000 to do it with wooden trestles. Another $500,000 is needed for other hurricane damage. "After making inquiries of bankers and officials of the RFC," gloomed the bondholders...