Word: sweden
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...noted authority on Irish oral tradition, Delargy is editor of the Folklore of Ireland Society Jornal and director of the Irish Folklore Commission. He has not only studies Irish traditions in his native land, but has also surveyed folklore in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, and Germany...
Importers of goods from nations with which Argentina has an unfavorable trade balance-the U. S., Italy, Japan, Sweden and others-were ordered to procure special permits in order to bring in goods, effective January 1. The theory was that total value of permits would not be allowed to exceed the total value of Argentine exports to those countries. The catch has been that no permits for imports of U. S. automobiles, foodstuffs, tobacco, sporting goods, toys, etc. have been issued by the Government. General Motors Corp., for instance, with only a three months' supply of cars on hand...
This resembles the successful double budget by which Sweden governs itself. However, Sweden's extraordinary expenditures are for business "investments"-electric power production, mining, communications, liquor, tobacco, even lotteries-which are better than self-supporting and which return income to the Government. Most U. S. extraordinary expenditures (which include billions for WPA) bring little or no cash return...
Other countries represented include Alaska, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Guatemala, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Holland, Hungary, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Roumania, Siam, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Vonezuela, and Wales...
From later classes come Robert Woods Bliss '00, former Minister to Sweden, and former Ambassador to Argentina, and one President of the Harvard Club of Paris; Henry F. Atherton '05, President of the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation; Edgar B. Stern '07, former President of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange; Francis Biddle '09, former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board; Clarence B. Randall '12, former President of the Associated Harvard Clubs, vice-president of the Inland Steel Co.; and William Tudor Gardiner '14, ex-Governor of Maine, and former Overseer...