Word: steps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...following resolution was passed "Whereas Labor's Non-Partisan League in a step toward the formation of an instrument for the Independent political actions of labor, and whereas the immediate objective of labor's Non-PArtisdan League is the reelection of President Roosevelt., thereby preventing the election of a reactionary administration, therefore be it received that the Cambridge Union of University Teachers affiliate with labor's Non-Partisan League...
Although this step has been suggested before, it has up to this time been financially impossible without the permission for Red Book editors to charge their subscribers on the term bill--which the University so far has steadfastly refused to grant. This year it is possible only because last year's Red Book was more of a financial success than its predecessors. No longer will the classmate viewed skeptically over the Union's best Riverside Farm Eggs be only a familiar-looking stranger, and no longer will proctors, officials and coaches labor over University Hall files to organize their fall...
...Martha Raye, Bob (Bazooka) Burns, George Burns and Gracie Allen, and Benny Goodman and his orchestra, all go their highly individualistic ways, with occasional amusing collisions. That crowd is bound to be good, and it's quite a thrill for the radio fan to see all those disembodied voices step into the flesh, if only two-dimensional and black-and-white. On the stage we have Dave Apollon and his 1937 revue, is just like any other revue. The ventriloquist is very good...
...seize a factory by "folding arms" inside it and locking out the owner, they will be turned out themselves by French police. Whether or not Premier Blum would stick by this seemed more than doubtful, but with the "Blum franc" established last week he next took the most drastic step of his career. Ever since the World War nations have upped their tariff walls while they talked about downing them. Acting instead of talking this week, Leon Blum slashed French tariffs more deeply than has been done in any country since the War and at the same time swept away...
...Since 1929 Atlas has bought 22 investment trusts, sold two. Last week President Odlum announced the last step in a corporate simplification program which will leave Atlas a single $110,000,000 unit. To be consolidated with the parent company are the three remaining subsidiary trusts, Shenandoah Corp., Sterling Securities Corp. and Pacific Eastern Corp., once called Goldman Sachs Trading Corp. At the same time two outside directors will be taken on the Atlas board, Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s Robert E. Wood and United Fruit Co.'s Samuel Zemurray, for other news of whom...