Word: tioning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There is a little used piece of political machinery now present in many a state constitution. It provides that when citizens are vexed with their governor or judges or other officials, they may draw up a petition demanding a special election to oust the official in ques- tion or give him a fresh vote of confidence. As soon as a certain percentage (varying in different states between 10% and 25%) of the voters have signed the petition, the special poll is held. This is known as the recall. More than half of the states west of the Mississippi River have...
Inspired by the Wilson Day celebrations, there arose within the nation an anonymous donor with $50,000. He (or she) presented it to the Woodrow Wilson Founda tion, which forthwith announced that it would award two prizes of $25,000 each to the man and woman (between the ages of 20 and 35) who submit the two best articles on: "What Woodrow Wilson Means to Me." The manuscripts must not contain more than 2,500 words and must be completed before...
Will he refuse to have his titles confirmed, suffer seizure and trust the U. S. Government to secure for him redress; or will he accept a 50-year lease in exchange for a title in perpetuity, on the assump tion that the U. S. Government never will secure for him what it considers his rights...
That on five continents, amateur radio operators were tuning up their sets to participate in history's first world amateur radio conven tion, an event proposed by South Africans and held last week from the General Electric Co.'s station at Schenectady...
Memorial Hall was gloomy. Its loca tion placed it a long walk from many dormitories, particularly those in the Mt. Auburn St. district. The choice of food was limited, the meal hours not elastic. It was expensive. No wonder the cafeterias lured the students away. They were more pleasant, were more conveniently located, offered a wider variety of food and meal hours, and were cheaper...