Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with the deepest regret that I report to you that armaments increase today at an unprecedented and alarming rate. It is an ominous fact that at least one-fourth of the world's population is involved in merciless, devastating conflict. . . . Tension throughout the world is high." For support of his program he appealed to almost all apathetic or opposition groups except pacifists...
...concerned, and my family and my wife, who are wealthy people, there has been provided $50,000,000,000 in tax-exempt securities in which we can invest our money and pay no part toward the support of the Government. I think that is a pernicious system." With this as a jumping-off point Doris Duke's husband, James Henry Roberts Cromwell, proceeded to tell the House Ways & Means Committee how to reform the U. S. tax system. He had flown straight from Honolulu and was fairly bursting with ideas. He wanted to abolish all income, gift, estate...
...church organizations have been asked to support and promote their local President's Birthday Balls this week for the benefit of infantile paralysis victims. Last week the Louisville, Ky. Council of Churches declined. Its reason, odd for a city church federation, was: "We don't approve of dancing...
This has long been the contention of Pennsylvania's ambitious New Deal Governor Earle, who was elected with the support of potent United Mine Workers Union. Year ago he appointed an Anthracite Commission to investigate. The Commission, headed by C. I. O.'s Economic...
...promote and elevate the standards of journalism," using journalism in the widest sense of the term. The provisions of the will are very broad... After careful consideration and consultation with a number of journalists, The Corporation has decided that initially the income of the fund shall be used to support... "in-service fellowships" (which) will carry stipends sufficient to make it possible for the holders to obtain a leave of absense from their regular work without too great financial loss... The holder of such a fellowship would, of course, be invited to Cambridge only if he had a clear idea...