Word: suspender
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile, all Italy resounded with rumors as to the reasons which induced Signer Benito Mussolini to suspend the Parliamentary session. It was stated that the King had refused Mussolini's demand for an extension of his dictatorship. This rumor, as were most of the others, was speedily denied. Mussolini made a great secret of his future plans...
Irrigation and Reclamation?"Occupants of our reclamation projects are in financial difficulties, which in some cases are acute. Relief should be granted by definite authority of law empowering the Secretary of the Interior in his discretion to suspend, readjust and reassess all charges against water users. This whole question is being considered by experts. You will have the advantage of the facts and conclusions which they may develop. This situation, involving a Government investment of more than $135,000,000 and affecting more than 30,000 water-users, is serious...
Importance is added to this possible delay of organization in the House, because, unless there be unanimous consent to suspend the rules, the President's message cannot be read to that body until it is organized...
Famous Players, the largest motion picture concern in the world, will suspend production for a number of months. Their representatives assure the world at-large, however, that they have a vast supply of undisclosed photography in their possession. Heading their list is The Ten Commandments, a $2,000,000 production which, they trust, will follow their The Covered Wagon as the most popular film in the world. The prologue shows the original ten in process of discovery by Moses; later the film discusses their application in modern life...
Effects. After setting up the National Directorate, the first act of the Dictators Avas to suspend the Constitution and dissolve the Cortes (Spanish Parliament). Red chiefs were arrested and imprisoned, except in cases where they had succeeded in crossing the frontier of France or Portugal. All the civil governors were dismissed. Don Luis Silvela, Spanish High Commissioner for Morocco, was replaced by General Aizpuru Mondejas, who was endowed with " full powers to crush Abdel Krim and retrieve the honor of the Spanish Army." Meanwhile Spain is to be governed by an oligarchy of virtual despots until such a time...