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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...organization was prompted to take action because of the dictation to which science is subjected in totalitarian countries, because of the evil of race prejudice, and because of the effect of the depression in throwing professional psychologists out of employment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scientific Scrapbook | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...posterity, if they think it will keep them there. Members of the Congress, of course, should not be allowed to serve successive terms. Neither should Presidents. To date the cost of reelections in this country is most of the National Debt. Youth should not ask for representation. Youth should take it, and plenty of it. A young fool is a better bet than an old fool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 30, 1939 | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...They first passed a law making it mandatory that once fighting began there could be no attack unless led by a Congressman, no engagement unless a Congressman was present to take charge; or 2) A law was passed making everyone a Congressman, and so not subject to conscription...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 30, 1939 | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...life bearable for her boss, fending off importunate callers and imposing order in an office not always noted for order. Miss Pope quickly got offers from other Federal bureaus and private business. Luckless Mr. Andrews, who gave up a $12,000-a-year job with New York State to take his $10,000 job in Washington, had nothing better in sight last week than a $7,500 place as labor-relations man for Reconstruction Finance Corp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Elmer Out | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Turkey's alliance with Britain and France also bade fair to ease German pressure on the little Balkan States. Backed by such a powerful neighbor, Rumania, Greece and Yugoslavia may now take a more independent and fearless course than so far they have dared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL FRONT: Victory | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

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